On Friday we got an invitation to go ride at some nice trails just north of us. We had never trailered our horses anywhere, so we were quite excited to see how they would do. We arrived at the barn early to make sure everything was ready. We ended up being so early that we… Read more »
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Hearing Buck In My Head
We continue to watch the 7 Clinics DVDs, and they continue to be wonderful. It is great that we can latch onto an exercise, see multiple different moments of Buck talking about it along with many people working on it, and then go out and try it ourselves. Today I spent a while warming Bear… Read more »
Low on Energy
Normally when one of us rides Laredo for a while, the other one sees some huge improvement when they get to ride him again. With Steen healing from his leg wound, Robin has spent the last week getting some awesome rides on Laredo. Today we decided to switch, and I was really looking forward to… Read more »
Making It Happen, And Staying Soft
When I first saw Buck in Decorah last September, there were a number of things that stood out to me, but one of the big ones was the idea that you always give the horse a good deal (with less pressure than you think it will take), and if that doesn’t work, you make it… Read more »
The Mid-Week Rides
This week was warm, dry, and sunny, and I got out to the barn everyday except Thursday. On Monday we spent so much time with Steen we didn’t end up riding, but I got some nice rides on Bear the other days. Tuesday was a fun ride. We played cow again with Robin on Laredo. … Read more »
Two Rides on Laredo
On Monday we went out thinking we might ride, but ended up mostly just hanging out with Steen. Cleaning his side and leg take a long time, and then he has to dry off a good deal before we can put the Thuja Zinc on again. Since he can’t be in the sun, that limits… Read more »
Taking Laredo Out
Just like our first lope, we probably could have gone exploring with Laredo a little earlier. But waiting a little bit longer certainly helped us get some things down, and I think it helped make the ride really great. Robin was the first one to ride him after we got him, and then she was… Read more »
On the Trail with the Kid
Today we wanted to take Laredo for his first trail ride. Hunting season isn’t all that far off, and we want to make sure we get him out soon enough that we have time to get a good number of rides in before we are limited to closer ground where we feel safe riding. And… Read more »
Playing Cowboy
When we were grooming the guys, the barn owner’s 9 year old daughter, Sylvia, asked if we wanted to help move the cows to the other treed lot for the winter. We were definitely down with that. We mounted in the treed lot we often ride in and rode off into the big pasture with… Read more »
Like Magic
After way too long a break to suit my preference, I finally made it back to the barn today. I was in a bit of quandary deciding what horse to ride. Brian was going to ride Bear, so that left me with my pick of the other two. At first I was leaning towards Steen… Read more »