I won’t go into too many details, as I’m sure Robin will cover all of those, but Robin had a great time with Laredo today. He was easy to catch, great with grooming, and very relaxed under saddle. Since we just got him trimmed we decided to get the stick out and measure him. He… Read more »
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The Change Up
With three horses under our care now, there is a good chance we will be changing things up a lot. Today was the first real day with Laredo, and we decided Robin would spend most of it working with him. So in order to give Bear a little more rest, I opted to ride Steen.… Read more »
You Run Away From Me, You’re Gonna Get Coned
When we walked out into the pasture this morning the guys were in the same far, low corner they were in Friday when they came up to us. But when we got close to them today they moved off. Well, not they, it was clearly Bear who moved the others over the creek drainage and… Read more »
K.I.S.S.
Yesterday the guys came to us in the pasture from pretty far away. Steen even trotted the last bit. Bear actually lost some momentum and had another bite of grass. But overall it was a good effort. This morning, however, he showed no inclination to come over to us. They were eating in another far… Read more »
Loose Rein Loping
Friday we rode inside again. It was another one of those blustery and chilly days that would have been fine to ride outside, but when you’ve got the empty indoor arena right there, why not? And it was a fun ride. Bear was super soft from the beginning. He had these wonderfully collected backs and… Read more »
A Weekend Indoors
We’ve had a lot of storms these past few days, though I suppose we are lucky that we only had to deal with strong winds and some mild thunderstorms. It was never storming actively when we got out to the barn the past three days, but things were usually cold and damp so we elected… Read more »
Motoring at the Walk
Today we went out for a fairly long (for us) trail ride. It was an absolutely gorgeous day. We received a little cold rain yesterday, and that helped green things up some. But today was in the low 60s with a bright, blue sky. As soon as I hopped on Bear I knew he was… Read more »
Distractions
Today our barn was having a practice show for anyone who wanted to brush up on their showmanship before one of the bigger spring shows. As showing holds absolutely no interest for Robin or myself, we decided to get out early and see if we could get started before other people arrived. We timed it… Read more »
Riding Well Always Matters
On Sunday the guys got their feet trimmed, and then we took them out for an easy ride in the fields. Lately we’ve been doing some longer trail rides on Sundays, but for some reason neither Robin nor I felt like going out and about, so we stayed closer to home. It was a fun,… Read more »
Doubling
I’ve continued to read through Martin Black’s book, and I spent quite a bit of time reading about doubling. I’ve encountered it before in his work and by others, but I never fully took the time to understand how it works. I’m certain I haven’t got it all down just yet, but today I put… Read more »