It’s been a busy couple of days. Yesterday morning Brian and I went to the barn, he saddled up and hopped on Cal while I took Steen to the strip to hang out and graze. Steen was still showing no reluctance to eat, so I wasn’t too worried about him. Jim appeared a while later… Read more »
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What A Day
Today was fall vet day. I’d planned to get Steen’s teeth done, as it’s been a year. I hadn’t been out to the barn since Wednesday, and Brian and I decided to go early so we could get a little ride in before the chaos started. Well, we’ll just say sometimes things don’t go as… Read more »
Best Yet
On Wednesday I went to the barn in the morning. I was a little tired. It was a little cold and a little muddy. I went and got Steen from the pasture, groomed him and briefly considered going without saddle and just doing an indoor bareback easy day. But I rallied, thought about how sick… Read more »
Barn Weekend
Last week we got a lot of rain. I went out for a solo ride on Tuesday, during which I was having a hard time getting Steen to walk away from the barn. Then it rained and rained and rained for the rest of the week. On Saturday the farrier came, so I held Steen… Read more »
Big Day
On Thursday, Brian got his wisdom teeth out. All four. So I hadn’t been to the barn in a few days. However, he’s recovering with remarkable speed, so we decided to load up and head out to visit our noble steeds this morning. Harvest time has come, so the corn that made the strip a… Read more »
The One I Forgot to Title
On Wednesday I returned to the barn and had a short solo ride. The good news is Brian and I now have a tack locker! For our tack! Meaning I don’t have a saddle, two bridles, two halters and a million other accouterments in my trunk anymore! This is a welcome change. I got my… Read more »
I Could Get Used to This
On Sunday, Brian and I returned to the barn, where we first made a few modifications to the saddle we’re using. I replaced the nylon tie-strap with a leather one, since the cinch is also nylon, as is the off-billet. Although Cal is not our horse, I have pretty strong convictions about nylon and soreness,… Read more »
Something Borrowed
Today Brian and I had a new experience. We drove out to the barn, went into the pasture, and put a halter on a horse other than Steen (Steen himself was none-too-pleased about this, actually, but I came back for him later so it was okay.) Meet Cal: Cal is a cute little red-dun quarter-horse… Read more »
Two Good Rides
Now that Steen is at least healed to the point that I can do consistent light rides, I’m trying to decide what my goals for fall are. The barn is still not done. The welder had to wait for the cement guy and the cement guy had to wait for the carpenter guy and the… Read more »
Events
Today, Brian, Steen and I all had new experiences. For Brian and I, it was a shared experience. We went to Catalpa Corner to watch the eventing. We had never been to a true eventing competition, so we found it very interesting. At first, we just walked around, staring at all the tall, athletic horses… Read more »