Steen

Just Me

Robin has been ill for almost a whole week.  We keep waking up thinking she’ll be feeling better, but nope.  Not so.  Today she really didn’t feel up to going to the barn, but she was happy to let me head out. We really ride together a lot.  We used to get more solo rides… Read more »

Chilly and Chill

In spite of some issues with motivation, we made it to the barn after work today. The weather has been consistently cruddy and everything is all over mud again. Steen was in a funny mood today. He was about as quiet as he gets. There were even times I found myself wishing he would respond… Read more »

Obstacles

The sun was out today, and we waited for things to really warm up before heading out to the barn. Our plan was to do a double ride, starting with me on Laredo and Brian on Steen, then switching to me riding Steen and Brian riding Bear. We planned to do the first ride on… Read more »

Windy and Dry

It was not the most enticing weather today: bright but hazy, with crazy winds. But it was at least warm, and when we got to the barn we got to meet the new baby that arrived during the night. The mare, Jackie, has been unbelievably big for weeks. She seems a lot happier with her… Read more »

Searching for Center

Steen’s basics have been so solid lately I’ve been having to push myself a bit to be equal to the task of teaching him more. It’s one thing to have a good seat and to guide a horse through the basic maneuvers most people expect a horse to do. It’s something else to keep yourself… Read more »

Out Again

It was cooler and partly cloudy today, with a chilly breeze, but we were determined to get out and about again. We waited for the day to warm as much as it was going to, then headed for the barn. I rode Steen again. He came to me as soon as I went into the… Read more »

A Tiny Outing

Today the sun was out, and although it was not exactly warm it felt like spring.  Steen is shedding in earnest now. He was warm under his blanket. Hopefully he can go naked before much longer. We were indoors for most of the ride. I started out working on figure eights with no hands. It… Read more »

Steen Weekend

We may have gone over to a friend’s house for dinner last night and accidentally consumed a little too much wine. As a result, we weren’t up and out of the house at the crack of dawn today. And of course, daylight saving’s time stole an hour of our night on top of everything else.… Read more »

Signs of Spring?

We knew it was going to be a rainy weekend, but were determined not to let this phase us. Today we got up and went right out to the barn. We found everyone super, super wet. We took Steen and Laredo inside and got them cleaned up, but we didn’t allow them their usual pre-ride… Read more »