We’ve had heat, but today Brian and I managed to get up and to the barn early enough to have a nice ride. Steen was an absolute model citizen all day. I don’t know if he was just happy to see me after a few days off or what, but he was a total doll.… Read more »
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Best Ever?
It is possible that today I had the best ride on Steen I’ve ever had. I took my own ThinLine pad to the barn today. It’s a western cut instead of english, so it fit a bit better with my tack from the start. We tacked up and I led Steen to the strip, where… Read more »
A Step in the Right Direction
We got to the barn early again today, and although it didn’t cool off much in the night and it was pretty humid, there was a nice breeze that kept things from feeling too bad. I did some groundwork with Steen before mounting. I’ve been starting to teach him to side-pass from the ground, and… Read more »
No Riding
Robin and I got up nice and early (for a Saturday), enjoyed our coffee and breakfast, and then got to the barn before 9. We hung out with our barn owner for a little while and watched Whisper and his mom NOT interact with all the new horses they were turned out with. With as… Read more »
Productive but Annoying
Brian and I made an effort to get to the barn early this morning, since so often on the weekend we end up letting our morning slip away and then having to ride in the heat of the afternoon. We made it to the barn before 9:00, grabbed our boys from the pasture, and started… Read more »
Poor Bear
I went ahead and made him look like a fool in the hopes that he would be more comfortable. I’ve mentioned before that he hates flies (with a passion), and he is always stamping away with his feet. So much that his hind ankles have been swollen for weeks. It makes me feel bad. Thankfully… Read more »
Holiday Visitors
Monday we had a gorgeous sunny day with bright blue skies. The temps were warm, but not hot, and I didn’t have to work. Robin and I went out to the barn in the middle of the day to meet a couple friends of ours who rode their bikes out. Steve and Cody have been… Read more »
New Peeps
Today we had the day off! (Which is to say Brian had the day off and I chose not to work.) We also have some friends who have long been wanting to meet our horses, so we headed for the barn in the late morning to introduce everyone. Steen and Bear, and actually all the… Read more »
Easily Swayed
Cathi (who owns our barn) has mentioned a few times this particular type of pad that she got and loooves and highly, highly recommends. But I must admit that I am not the sort of person who has a very easy time lending much weight to other people’s opinions of things they have purchased. I… Read more »
Vacation Rides
We’ve had some hot, hot days here this past week. It has made getting to the barn after work a little difficult. And the guys would have hated us if we made them work hard in that weather. So Thursday morning I took an impromptu mini-vacation from work, and Robin and I went to the… Read more »