Yesterday Brian and I headed to the barn in the afternoon. We arrived optimistically, with a bridle set up for Bear “just in case.” From up by the barn we can’t see the whole pasture, so we grabbed our two halters and headed out. We found Steen near the creek in the low part of… Read more »
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Two New Gaits
After I spent last week house/puppy-sitting and thus not getting to the barn, Steen and I had another good ride today. We did the same route again, and he was a little better behaved the whole way around. We walked for most of the ride, and I loped him again for two sections of the… Read more »
The One?
Today I finally went to the barn again. Steen’s feet were trimmed on Saturday, but we were out of town half of Friday and all weekend, and the insanity of a few rush jobs coinciding with our trip kept me chained to the computer all week. However, this morning I woke up to see a… Read more »
Uncharted Territory
A week ago Monday I decided one of my biggest problems with Steen is that he and I still don’t have a “ride.” With all my previous horses I had access to miles and miles and miles of trails, but there was still just one ride I did most of the time. It varied slightly… Read more »
Two Summer Rides
I have actually been getting out to the barn more than I’ve been blogging about getting out to the barn, but still not as much as I’d like. Last week I decided to saddle Steen up and take him outdoors for the first time in a long while. The results were a tad disappointing. I… Read more »
Creek Crossings and Covered Bridges
Yesterday I went to the barn for the first time in a week. I definitely felt I needed a break after the emotional exhaustion of Sham’s departure, and also last week my free time amounted to just about zero. I’m building so many websites these days, I hardly have time to eat, much less ride… Read more »
Monday on the Trail
My current plan for the summer is to ride each Monday with Jean and Schoolie. Schoolie is a 20 year-old ex-racehorse that first retired to the life of an eventer and has now retired to the life of a pleasure horse, but still has a whole lot of ‘go’ in him. Unfortunately, today Jean got… Read more »
Steen vs. the Babbling Brook
Monday found Steen and me out on our first real ride of the season in the company of Jean and Schooley. The horses were pretty calm starting off, and the sun was out, there was a nice breeze and it felt good to be in the great outdoors. We meandered around the property for a… Read more »
Outside!
Today I took Steen outside. It wasn’t perhaps the brightest move. There is still deep snow in some places, ice in others, and mud in still others. Nevertheless, I am bored stiff with riding indoors and today it was sunny and in the 40’s. Wasting the opportunity to get some sun seemed ridiculous. So, I… Read more »
The Fog Must Be Crazy
Today the weather was warm (34) and foggy. Brian and I headed for the barn around 10:30 to meet Gay and take the horses out on the trail. I had a feeling things with Steen weren’t going to be great, but hoped the presence of his buddies, Cal and Doc, would get him through with… Read more »