We had another big, cold rain storm come through. Robin was nice enough to run out to the barn Thursday night to blanket the guys and let me get a workout in. Things were still wet on Friday, and we didn’t have much end of the week motivation. But today we got up in the… Read more »
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Warm and Loose
Again we trudged out to the pasture in a steady rain. It continued to rain on and off through the night, and I was happy we put the blanket on yesterday. I found him tucked up to the bale munching on some hay. He seemed happy to see me, as he probably knew I was… Read more »
Frozen Pastures and Energetic Horses
After Thursday’s all day rain and yesterday’s cold temps, we found the guys safely tucked against the big bails. The area surrounding the bails was the only solid footing in the whole pasture. The rest was a mix of frozen lumps of ground and frozen puddles. It was a slow, careful walk getting them out… Read more »
You Can Do a Lot at the Walk
I read this from Ray Hunt, somewhere. And it is what I had running through my head during today’s ride. I’ve had great momentum and excitement to get out to the barn lately, but I don’t want my exuberance to overcome what my soon to be 17 year old horse can handle. The next few… Read more »
Just Walking Around
It was a cool afternoon, and while Robin was really excited to try her new saddle, I was a little tired. So after we saddled up and went to the strip, I just kind of walked Bear around. We started by going up and down most of the strip. He didn’t like this in the… Read more »
Going Slow
When we first arrived at the barn we had to visit baby Whisper again. I snapped quite a few photos while Robin got in the pen and gave the little guy a bunch of pets. I’m sure many of our rides will start out this way. He is curious about so many things, including the… Read more »