Riding spring
One loop in the back woods, solo, bareback. We’ve done pretty much no work back here this year, and no solo work since December. It’s maybe a third of a mile total? She went out without a fight (just a … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Update: Trails
The dam went up at the beginning of January. Trees came down across our trail, too, so it almost didn’t matter. Not even our small trail ponies would fit through this. We burned out on around-barn rides faster than usual … Continue reading →
2016 Goals
Last year, I set monthly goals in an attempt to focus on little things. Some of them got done, a lot of them didn’t – at least, not at the time. Here’s the updated version for 2016. Off-side mounting. This … Continue reading →
Groundwork, continued
February continues, and I continue to not ride an awful lot. Sorry, mare! Instead, we’re doing things like turnouts every week or two (woohoo, a break in the rain, no pond!!) and more round pen sessions. In my lesson recap … Continue reading →
Belated 2015 Review
I wasn’t going to do a year-end review for 2015. Then I realized how useful I find these when I start reading a new blog, so between that and my own reference purposes, I talked myself into it. It’s a … Continue reading →
Blogger Secret Santa Gift
Not riding, and lots of rain, and getting to the barn pretty reliably in the dark (even when I leave work and it’s daylight!), does not add up to positive mental energy for me. Throw in some extra stress and … Continue reading →