After a week of Stu's antics, I was ready to sell him. I was almost ready to give him away to the first person who said they wanted him. Not only did he knock down a fence to get to the mares, he learned from that experience how to knock down fences. In total, he took out three fences in less than[...]
I find TTouch fascinating. I don't know if how accurate it is, but it does seem to have some truth behind it. It's more accurate than palm reading, but it seems to fall into that realm. TTouch was created by Linda Tellington-Jones. It's both an encyclopdia of horse characteristics and how the[...]
The posts I had planned for today is delayed. I usually write my posts in advance, and then read/edit them again in the morning they are posted to try to catch any typos. I frequently make typos, and looking at a post with fresh eyes helps to catch them (although I sometimes still miss them anyway![...]
Two things have been accomplished in the last few days. I'm so excited to be making some progress! I actually don't know which I'm more excited about. They both give me satisfaction, but which gives me more? I'll have to think about this. First, Stu finally understands lunging. I do not[...]
Saturday was the 79th running of Warrenton Hunt's Point to Point. Leading up to the event, I was watching their facebook page to see if they would cancel the event due to the coronovirus, and it seems others were too, as they eventually posted that the race was still on. I've never been to th[...]
If you follow British horse racing, then you already know the Cheltenham Festival is going on. If you don't, well, the Cheltenham Festival is going on! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Guardian Sport (@guardian_sport) on Mar 11, 2020 at 9:36am PDT The Cheltenh[...]
I would happily spend every weekend taking pictures of horses and their people. So happy I got to do it two weekends in a row! Let's see if I can keep this trend going... Presenting D'Arcy. For these photos, I went to visit D'Arcy and her horse Ollie. Longtime readers will remember that D'Arc[...]
Poor poor Ponyman, who seems to get hardly any attention from anyone. He's not as desperately needy as Stu, and finds him annoying, so he just keeps to himself away from the herd. When I give him attention, he soaks it up like a plant taking in the sunlight. He's a good boy, my original ins[...]
For someone who lives in Virginia hunt country, I haven't been out much to experience the actual fox hunting part of it. Frankly, I've been missing out, and I should have gone foxhunting a long time ago. I was told by nearly every horse friend in the area how much they love foxhunting. But sadly, I[...]
Stubert is now being bridled, and learning about the bit. Much to Berry's dismay (I imagine), I just borrowed her bridle, because frankly, it was the easiest thing to do. And if there's one thing I like, it's things being easy. Speaking of things being easy, I'm still weighing on if I s[...]