We woke up to snow and chilly temps, but headed for the barn right away in spite of the weather. We found the herd all tucked around the wind-block. Steen came trucking up to me as soon as he saw us, which was just fine because although I intended to give him the day off… Read more »
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Hot and Bothered
With the lull we’ve had in our riding, I’m trying to maintain a pretty relaxed attitude as both Steen and I get back into the swing of things. Today it was in the 70’s, and the ground was mushy and the wind was blowing. I wanted to ride my horse but I didn’t want to… Read more »
The Spring Skinnies
Yesterday was so windy and damp, and we’re so out of the habit of riding, we somehow let the day go by without ever making it to the barn. So today we were determined to go right after breakfast so we couldn’t talk ourselves out of it. It was cold and we had a light… Read more »
Stall Time
We swung by the barn on our way out of town on Sunday to take Jesse and Susie back to Chicago. I checked on Steen’s leg. The cut looked about the same. The swelling was no worse. So I put more neosporin and wound powder on and felt pretty unconcerned about it. But then we… Read more »
Fabulous Lope
The weather has continued fair but Brian and I have been a tad sick. I don’t get sick often, and sometimes it seems like I get almost sick. That’s how I’ve been this week. I don’t have any overt symptoms, but then when I exert myself I bit I revert briefly to feeling awful. It… Read more »
Wet Backs and Baths
We started our barn visit today with more baby time. I am rather astounded at how quickly Whisper is growing and becoming physically coordinated. He now spends a fair bit of time trying to get his mother to race around with him. I have yet to see him succeed, but he’s pretty entertaining to watch… Read more »
A Stirring in the Herd
While in general I am pleased that we are able to board our horses at a place that offers a large pasture and a small herd for the social and physical benefits this affords our horses, every now and then upheaval in the herd causes some issues. Today we found the boys in rather a… 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 »
And Again!
Today I went to the barn and found Steen and the pasture herd were back out in 15+ acres of grass. He and his buddies had clearly been gorging themselves for many hours, and as a consequence he was a bit gassy and grumpy when I brought him indoors. He was also stiff in the… Read more »
What A Day
Today was fall vet day. I’d planned to get Steen’s teeth done, as it’s been a year. I hadn’t been out to the barn since Wednesday, and Brian and I decided to go early so we could get a little ride in before the chaos started. Well, we’ll just say sometimes things don’t go as… Read more »