I don't normally round pen. In fact, I can say that I have never round penned any horse ever. I've watched round penning, and I've had friends who round penned, but I have never touched a round pen. (I'm feeling like an anti-drug campaign... don't give into peer pressure and round pen, kids.) Except I admit it, I totally did give in, b[...]
Pony Man is back from training. He was gone for a bit over 90 days, and it flew by. He left as a boy, and has returned a man. Now, he is ready to do great things. He had quite the adventure at his trainer's barn, and he did get to spend a little bit of time saying goodbye to the other horses. Particularly this one, and apparently t[...]
It was time for another try at getting Berry's lead changes. Super skilled rider hopped on her again for another attempt. I warmed up Berry and we started the lesson, working on lengthening the trot and the canter. Since lengthening the canter sometimes felt like galloping, this was quite fun! It also reminded me of how Berry is the wo[...]
I am not an eventer at all, but I decided to audit a Boyd Martin clinic because I am actually interested in riding cross country. Not competitively, because I am a still a huge weenie, but it'd be fun to go schooling, or take on some jumps on trails or hunter paces. Why not get my introduction to it from an Olympic rider? Seems like the o[...]
If you like pictures of fluffy puppies, you've come to the right place. Pony Man's trainer has puppies. So many cute puppies!! I think it goes without saying that I obviously want a super cute puppy. But alas, I think I have too many pups already. So I just appreciate the time I spend with puppies! The puppies dad is prett[...]
I don't talk about my yorkies nearly enough. Although, that makes sense because this is a horse blog, and my yorkies do not interact with my horses at all. They co-exist peaceful, showing occasional interest over the fence, but never touching. This is because I am terrified that my tiny dogs will get squashed by horse hooves, and I b[...]
There have been a few times where I've felt doubt that I picked the right horse. I picked all my horses without a professional's help, except for Berry. I did get some assistance when I bought Berry - she came from Pony Man's current trainer. I went to see a different horse, and I told her what I wanted. She steered me away from the hors[...]
Pony Man was standing quietly at the edge of his stall. He liked to put his hooves on the threshold and stick his head as far over as it could go to watch the aisle. Luckily that obnoxious goat was nowhere nearby, so there were no distractions as he contemplated life. He vaguely remembered a time when he was young and naive, and lived[...]
Sometimes I get sappy and emotional. This is one of those days. Prepare yourself for a long, sad chicken post. Here's some music to get you in the mood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6LR521WyWk My beautiful Fluffers, my sweet little pet chicken, who I have had for three years, was killed by a fox. Belvedere, who was also a favorite[...]
If you are at all serious about jumping, or possibly even riding a horse, you know who George Morris is. He is impacted hunter/jumper riding in such a monumental way, it's impossible not to know who he is. One of my very first books on riding was George Morris's Hunter Seat Equitation. If you ever wondered how George Morris became Geor[...]