While in general I am pleased that we are able to board our horses at a place that offers a large pasture and a small herd for the social and physical benefits this affords our horses, every now and then upheaval in the herd causes some issues. Today we found the boys in rather a… Read more »
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Lope, Lope, Lope
I hadn’t been out to the barn alone in a while so today I shuffled my schedule around to fit in a late morning ride. I found Steen a bit antsy. There is now a house going up next to the barn, and apparently the heavy machinery had him excited. Beyond that the weather is… Read more »
A Beautiful Day on the Strip
Of course, much of the beauty came before and after the barn. Robin and I had our usual relaxing morning before turning to some basement work and flower shopping to spruce up the front of the house. We then moved on to a wonderful French crepe shop downtown and then stopped at my favorite establishment,… Read more »
Return to the Strip
This morning the sun was shining when we woke up. I was pretty happy about this. We celebrated by getting a few thing done around the house and yard, then heading downtown for some crepes. After that, we went to the barn via the house of a couple who started as clients of my web… Read more »
A Little Break
After quite a few weeks of more riding, I took it easy this past week. The weather was cold and wet, so it made it easy for me to stay home, drink tea, and read books. Yesterday Bear got some work done on him by the chiropractor. I was at work so Robin was there… Read more »
I Do This For Fun?
On Friday, Brian and I almost didn’t go to the barn. We were both tired, he’d had a long day at work, my neck was still stiff from my fall, and it was chilly. Somehow, however, we talked ourselves into going and so Friday afternoon found us tacking our two boys up in the barn… Read more »
Halloween Spook
This morning we headed to the barn in high hopes for a good ride. The sun was out. The day was fairly still. It seemed luck was on our side. That is, until we got to the barn. When we pulled up we saw the herd of cattle on the strip, but decided this wasn’t… Read more »
Perfect Fall Day
Today was a beautiful fall day – temps in the high 60’s but sunny and relatively still. We thought it would be a great day to head out to the barn, and we were right. I decided to go bareback today. I’m not actually sure why I’ve been using a saddle so much lately. When… Read more »
Moving Faster
If anyone has actually been reading this blog these past few weeks they must be thinking how boring these rides have been. Walking around cones. Walking along the strip. Walking up and down hills. Is walking all those two do? And I’ll admit, it hasn’t been super exciting. But I’ve had some annoying foot issues,… Read more »
Big Horse
This afternoon was the first time I climbed on Bear in 11 days. The first thing I noticed is that he is considerably wider. Like Bear I’m prone to some tight hips, and today he was really stretching me out. But his growth is good growth. He is not getting fatter. In fact, his belly… Read more »