We had crazy winds today. Usually we are pretty resilient when it comes to wind, so we didn’t think a whole lot of it, heading out. Our new girl was slated to arrive at 3:00, so we got to the barn early to ride a couple of our guys beforehand. I rode Steen, Brian rode… Read more »
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Two Rides in the Pasture
We had a weekend that was warm, but windy. We decided, nevertheless, to take advantage of the balmy temps and drier footing and head back out into the big pasture for a couple rides. Steen was good both days — better than he has been in our last forays out in this larger space. The… Read more »
Winter Prep Project
Although this fall has so far been mild, I know the cold will set in any day. I want to do a better job riding through the winter this year. To that end, this weekend I finally sat down to make something I’ve been thinking about putting together for about two years. I gathered my… Read more »
Long Saturday Ride
We rode on the strip again today. It was windy and chilly and Steen was a bit restless during grooming, tacking, and even walking outside. I was initially afraid he was going to be spooky. I started out with a bit of groundwork as usual, and today he really wasn’t interested in moving off the… Read more »
Cold Snap
We had a few days of pretty chilly temps, but on Tuesday Brian and I decided to ride anyway. It wasn’t that cold, according to the thermometer, but the wind was just bitter. Both herds were riled up when we arrived, particularly the stall herd was just tearing around in their pasture. We tacked up indoors and… Read more »
Alone and Indoors
Work has exploded the last couple of weeks. Which is a good thing because the summer was on the quiet side. But I’m spending a lot more time chained to the computer than has started to feel normal lately. Yesterday I sat down at my desk around 8am and around 1:30pm I was feeling the… Read more »
The Inconsistent Path Forward
Sunday was Duke Day, and Steen was very much in need of a trim. It was raining when we got the barn, and we beat the farrier. We brought the boys indoors and they were wet and jittery, but we took our time grooming and gave them a little chopped hay, then rode indoors for… Read more »
Sub-par Saddle
Today I decided to throw my saddle back on Steen. I did this for a few different reasons, one of them just being curiosity. I’ve always known the saddle was not an ideal fit for him, but I guess I wasn’t convinced it was a horrible fit either. Still, Steen has been so quiet lately… Read more »
A Ride in the Sun
We had crazy winds here all morning but by late afternoon things had settled enough that we headed out to see how the boys were doing. Steen was a bit jumpy during tacking, but Bear was back in awesome mode. I gave Steen some chopped hay and we took our time grooming them in the… 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 »