Recovery
Two months into our daily walking-only rehab, the vet came out and assessed that Confetti was sound. We celebrated first by a pokey round pen session where I let her trot. And then, a couple days later, I decided to … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2017
First rides
I actually started riding two days early, though only for a couple minutes. C was out and riding, and I’d thrown a pad on because it seemed like a good idea to put one on before I was ready to … Continue reading →
30 days status update
“How is she doing? Any better?” Soundness? She feels fine. She felt fine when this all started, though, except on the trail that one day – so I’m not judging based on that. Attitude? Has gone slowly downhill as she … Continue reading →
Rehab shopping
I went on vacation two days after Fetti’s vet visit. Vet said: SMBs or polos. OK! Off I went on vacation to San Luis Obispo, which just so happens to be the home of Riding Warehouse. First round of purchases: … Continue reading →
Oh Deer: Adventures in Handwalking
Fetti is up to 30 minutes of handwalking daily. Thank goodness she’s five minutes from home. I am doing my best to make sure she gets that every single day – despite my usual schedule taking me to the barn … Continue reading →
The Fence Saga
This is a fairly long post – every time I thought it was near-ready to post, it wasn’t, and I kept going. Once I figured out that there was no way ‘Fetti and I were in shape for Fireworks – … Continue reading →
Changing relationships
I’ve mentioned to a few local folks that ‘Fetti may well be done with endurance. It’s certainly not definitive, but the horse I have right now is not one I’d feel comfortable taking down a brisk trail for miles on … Continue reading →
Finding zen
We were going to have a nice, mellow walking ride around the barn, just a few laps. Evening bareback barn-laps are absolutely a thing we’ve done for the past bunch of years. This is not new. This is not scary. … Continue reading →
Blogger pony party
Alternate title: I ride two mustangs and a pony If you’re a non-local horse blogger coming to the Bay Area, expect to meet up with a whole bunch of people when you get here. Possibly all at once. Possibly also … Continue reading →
Experienced Trail Horse just can’t
They had a planned burn up right by our usual 6-8 mile loop. I desperately needed a hilly ride with enough work to see how well Fetti’s breathing was improving. However, it seemed like a really dumb idea to go … Continue reading →