Wednesday we went out to the barn early in the afternoon in hopes of a repeat of last Friday’s great ride. Bear was sluggish in the beginning, and even not all that excited to leave the bale and follow me. But once we started groundwork he came around. He continues to get better at responding… Read more »
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Good and Bad
That is how the barn day felt today. Things were probably mostly good, but there was some bad in there, too. Here’s the break down. Good: The saddle was great. Yesterday Robin and I treated it with oil to supple up the fenders and various other parts and then dumped a bunch of baby powder… Read more »
Weekend Report
Yesterday morning found Brian and I sitting on the floor by the coffee table. His new saddle sat on top of an old sheet draped over an old comforter, upside down. Armed with saddle sponges, neatsfoot oil and baby powder, we set out to make his new ride a little more comfortable. It was a… Read more »
Continuing to Trot
The pasture horses got some nice, dry bales of hay. When I went out to get Bear he was standing with his side up against a bale, and he was covered in hay. I wish I took a picture of it. When he saw me coming he took a half-hearted bite out of the bale… Read more »
Best Lesson Yet
I was definitely curious to see Brian ride in the bear trap again and Friday is lesson day, so even though I was battling the yawns this afternoon, I rallied and we headed out. Bear was in a funny mood to start. They’d put out new bales yesterday and Bear had clearly been gorging himself… Read more »
New Saddle!
I was out of town the last two days for work, and it was a little tiring. After I got home I lounged in the recliner wondering what I should do with my afternoon when the UPS guy came up to the door with a huge box in his arms. My new Bear Trap Rancher… Read more »
Four Short Rides
Ok, well, the title of this post might be a bit of an exaggeration. But only a bit. In the last two days I’ve been to the barn twice and I’ve ridden both of our horses both times. I’m not sure I’ve ever actually done that before. Yesterday my mission was to spend a while… Read more »
Mild
Today I did what I should do more often and headed to the barn before starting to work. It was a bit breezy and hazy, but with temps in the 50’s it felt great to be outside. I fetched Steen from the less-mucky pasture and brought him indoors. He’s shedding full force, and I swear… Read more »
Anniversary Ride
Brian and I have now officially been married for two whole years, so we decided to celebrate by spending the early afternoon at the barn. It is warmer today, though still super mucky, but we brought the boys in and cleaned them up. We wanted them to run around a little in the indoor arena… Read more »
Moving Faster
If anyone has actually been reading this blog these past few weeks they must be thinking how boring these rides have been. Walking around cones. Walking along the strip. Walking up and down hills. Is walking all those two do? And I’ll admit, it hasn’t been super exciting. But I’ve had some annoying foot issues,… Read more »