I've been afraid of jumping Vintage in the past, mainly because she gets fast, and then she would stop. But I've been learning so much with Berry, I thought I would try it again, now that I sort of know what I'm doing. Previously, I have the very ineffective tactic of "do nothing" and then[...]
Friday was a day of adventure for all my equine companions, each more successful than the last. So we will start with the least accomplished and move our way up. Pony Man When I went to my lesson on Friday, I loaded up Pony Man and took him with me. He paused to look in the trailer (something he's[...]
My lesson on Wednesday was a little strange. Berry and I started out well. We warmed up over a skinny, which at first she refused, but eventually I got her over it. This may have been a foreshadowing of events to come, or it may have just been that the fake stone wall was terrifying. But she jumped[...]
I had my lesson today, and at first everything seemed fine. I had an awesome lesson! But then I really wanted some media of me jumping, so after sitting and chatting with my trainer a bit, I went back out to jump more. This was apparently a mistake. Full lesson recap coming, but here is the worst[...]
I've never done a BlogHop, but this seemed fun. Thank you That Red Mare! 1. Mares or Geldings? Why? I love mares! I feel like I get along very well with them, and I love my two mares. Although my gelding is pretty cute too... So now I'm having second thoughts. But given two equal horses, I wou[...]
Naturally I am behind nearly everyone in regards to my jumping knowledge, but I just learned something that is so surprising to me that I must share. To give appropriate credit, I just bought "The American Hunter/Jumper Forward Riding System" presented by Bernie Traurig, and this is mentioned in th[...]
I decided to start a new posting series where I talk about all my horse memories from the times of old. Although really what happened was that I was trying to come up with a catchy rhyming title, and then I thought of Memory Monday, and thought, I should do something on every Monday! So, gather ar[...]
Berry is evolving quickly. She really flourishes with constant riding and attention. So I thought it appropriate to announce the great things she's done over the last week. The first one: She got clipped for the first time. At least I think it was the first time, I don't know if they clip on the tr[...]
I had my lesson on Tuesday, and it was pretty amazing. She was either super worn out still from the poker ride, or she really is just getting better. It was a good time to have a long boring talk about our relationship! (except it wasn't boring, it was amazing!) I'm having trouble remembering who's[...]
Deep in the overgrown pasture, the feral pony lived a quiet life. He was small enough to live unnoticed by the humans, and nearly unnoticed by the other horses. He learned stealth. He was able to sneak up to the horse's hay, and munch away for several minutes before the horses would take notice. Eve[...]