We got out to the barn early on Saturday knowing we would work with a lot of horses. We were each going to ride two, and on top of that Robin would be working with a 2 year old. It was my day to work with Zoey, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that… Read more »
treed pasture
A Long Weekend Report
I took Friday off because my parents were in town. They have not visited for about a year, so it was fun for us to hang out and spend a lot of time at the barn. Friday was cold and windy. We woke up to a damp day and then it just got wetter. It… Read more »
A Long Day at the Barn
We went out to the barn excited to spend a long day with the guys. I was hoping to repeat last Sunday and ride two horses. But we were disappointed to find that Steen’s sunburn was significantly worse. We had to spend quite a bit of time cleaning him up and applying various ointments that… Read more »
Continuing the Softness
One of the great things about having Laredo is that he has changed the way Robin and I ride, and think about, our main horses. Though I would try very hard to approach every ride from a fresh perspective, I couldn’t always accomplish that, and I would fall back on old excuses for my old… 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 »
Settling in a Little More
Today was the second ride for Bear and I in the new hackamore. We started out by skipping groundwork and just getting right into herding some horses. The treed pasture we like to ride in on these hot days is part of the string of pastures the stall horses have the use of, and this… Read more »
Another Threesome
Today was the last day all three of us could get out for a ride, so we had to take advantage of it. Since Laurie had such a good time on Bear last week, we thought she should ride him again. So that meant I was on Laredo again. Just like our last ride, he… Read more »
Returning to the Hackamore
This was one of the earliest mornings we were able to get to the barn. Unfortunately it was also one of the hottest days of the year in what has been a very hot year. Still, we had a good ride. Recently Robin and I had watched Martin Black’s video, The Hackamore. Martin is one… Read more »
The Fourth
It was great to have the Fourth of July in the middle of week this year. It meant I got to use my day off to get to the barn early before the heat set in. We were also lucky to have Robin’s mom visiting us from Tucson. We used this opportunity to get all… Read more »
The Week in Review
And what it week it was. I’ve been working hard and working out harder, and that coupled with heat and visitors made it feel like a long, packed week. Everyday I came home I thought it was Friday, but it rarely was. Needless to say, I didn’t feel like blogging. So without further ado, here… Read more »