The day has arrived - Berry and I's lesson focusing on learning our flying changes. Hilariously enough, Berry caught on way faster than I did, and I could sense her irritation at me not getting it right. We started with cantering a[...]
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I did not expect this, but Dave has found true love in the form of a goat. The goat was super awesome. Apparently it was bottle fed, which makes it super friendly. It acted more like a dog than any goat I've ever been around ([...]
I finally rode! With the weather improving, I needed to make up for my lesson deficiency. It's only been three weeks, but it feels like it's been a lifetime since I rode last. It's not right. Anticipating that Berry would be a litt[...]
I don't know how it happened. I brought her into the barn the other night, and a chunk was missing from her hoof. My farrier said this can happen when there's tons of moisture. I want to figure out how to prevent it, but I feel like I[...]
I love 5ks, specifically the ones with obstacles. Non-obstacled ones just kind of drag on. In order to motivate me to spend some more time running, I've come up with some 5k's I could do. All have generous enough lead time that it is r[...]
The horses are really picky about what they will eat, so they basically force me to buy this stuff. I tried giving them sticks, and small bits of lumber, but they didn't seem to think those were food. They will eat the processed pe[...]
Roopert had ruled over his kingdom for several years. He felt secure in his position but he was always on the lookout for threats to his crown. He made sure that all who entered his kingdom knew his absolute power. His main pol[...]
I went to visit Pony again, and he is doing amazing. He's even seemed to recognize me! I gave him lots of scratches and he seemed happy enough to see me, even if I did not have treats. He is now undersaddle, with his former fera[...]
Berry is my weird horse. She does weird things, things that seem to have no reason, or make no sense. Sometimes I think she does them for her own amusement. This is one of those times. In fact, this was the first time I experienced her[...]
For a horse blog, there's been very little actual horse content here recently. I find this frustrating, but the truth is, I just haven't really done anything with my horses. They get fed, stalled, blanketed, and the farrier came recent[...]