I’ve been tired lately. Some of it is the new pup. Some of it is work. And some of it is probably just picking up on Robin’s tiredness from those same two things. We kind of had to force ourselves out to the barn this afternoon. But we were glad we did. For the past… Read more »
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Catching Up
Well it feels like we are well into the new year, and I haven’t blogged yet. It felt like I made it through the holidays and was ready to get back to my normal routine, but I forgot that we were having Robin’s brother Jesse and his wife Susie visit for a long weekend. We… Read more »
Focused on Soft
Today was the last Duke Day of the year, which means we have a little potluck and hang out while the horses get their feet trimmed. Brian and I like to ride before trims when at all possible, and it was a beautiful day– warmer than I’ve ever seen December in Iowa. We rode on… Read more »
Title Generator?
I need one. Titles seem to be the most difficult thing for me. Even when I have bad rides, it is harder to come up with a title than anything else. Today was a great day. The barn was super crowded because Duke was there to trim feet and we were having a little end… 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 »
Winter Attitude Adjustment
We had a dusting of snow last night, and temps were in the low 30’s when we trudged out to the pasture and saw Steen had made excellent progress in making his new blanket just as dirty as his old one. We went indoors to tack up. I wore a pair of boots I bought… Read more »
The Comfort Zone
We got back into town over the weekend and I had a busy few days with work, so I couldn’t get out to the barn. I was also a little tired from all the travel, so I didn’t really mind. Today was a nice afternoon, though. Sunny and not too cold. We arrived and I… Read more »
Happy to be Back
This Thanksgiving I experienced one of the greatest holidays injustices imaginable. I came down with the stomach flu 20 minutes before Thanksgiving dinner. I managed roughly four bites of turkey, a few spoonfuls of mashed potatoes and peas, and two forkfuls of apple pie. Then I had to lie down and suffer for several hours. I went to… Read more »
New Territory
Friday was sunny and warm. I think the temps even got into the 70s. But I was exhausted. This was the first week of a busy three weeks at work. Plus we had severe wind warnings. I used that as an excuse not to go ride. Saturday was cloudy and not quite as warm, but… Read more »
Stiff
Today I rode again in the hackamore. Things overall went fine, except for one thing. Overall, Steen was quite stiff in the neck. He wasn’t stiff when I asked for a big bend, only when bending through shallow turns. He was moving nicely through his body, but it felt like his neck was just rigid.… Read more »