It figures that just as the weather turns awesome I would catch a cold. I spent the week pretty much not functional. On Friday, I finally dragged myself out to the barn and rode Steen during Brian’s lesson. Which mostly means I sat there watching while Brian taught. Brian’s student, K, rode Oliver. We thought… Read more »
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My Summer String
We’ve been in a pretty good rhythm with the horses. Work’s been busy for me, so I haven’t been getting out a lot during the week, but we’ve been getting really great weekend rides. I’ve been focusing on Steen and Aiden. Aiden seems sound now, so I’ve been working on just getting into a good… Read more »
Friday at the Barn
We were super happy to wave goodbye to the work week and head for the barn today. We found the herd warm and bored, and everyone but Zoey seemed really happy to see us. I wove my way through the welcoming committee at the gate and went into the second pasture. Zoey seems to have… Read more »
More Great Weather
It was another beautiful day today, and our barn day started with a visit from the farrier. Steen got a trim but the other two didn’t need it. I rode Steen. I didn’t do any groundwork at all because the door out of the arena was open, and I get a somewhat ridiculous kick out… Read more »
The Week in Review
And what it week it was. I’ve been working hard and working out harder, and that coupled with heat and visitors made it feel like a long, packed week. Everyday I came home I thought it was Friday, but it rarely was. Needless to say, I didn’t feel like blogging. So without further ado, here… Read more »
Out of Shape
Since I fell off Bear almost eight weeks ago neither one of us has been in great shape. I have been able to keep my riding up pretty well, so Bear still got out for some nice walk/trot rides, but we haven’t been doing much more than that. I’ve also been feeling somewhat stale from… Read more »