Monthly Archives: February 2011

So, PJ has difficulty picking up the canter.  Even in the field, if all of his buddies run off, he trots off really fast.  It makes sense because his lineage is in trotting prowess not the canter, but cantering is … Continue reading →

I got to ride yesterday!  With all of my horses, before I mount up I have a routine of walking around the ring.  I do this for a variety of reasons.  The first is so I can gradually tighten the … Continue reading →

Last spring I took a bunch of pictures when PJ and Ransom first met.  There was a lot of posturing and mock fighting until they sorted themselves out.  It would have made for some dramatic pictures if I had been … Continue reading →

We finally got to ride today.  About a 20-meter circle was cleared enough of snow in the downstairs ring to trot.  It was sloppy but not slippery.  Maryann and I had a lesson.  Basically all we did was trot circles … Continue reading →

Yesterday I got to the barn and walked around the ring to see if it was rideable.  Only about a 15-meter circle was useable and the rest was ice.  I had resigned myself that riding was out even though it … Continue reading →

I must apologize to PJ for being cheap and lazy.  One day towards the end of September, PJ shook his head after I put on his bridle.  I just chalked it up to him having a fly on his neck. … Continue reading →

I know this good weather is only short lived but the warm sun and no breeze really picked up my mood.  I even got to ride today at the trot!!  PJ was so good despite all of the construction going … Continue reading →

I wish I had a camera today.  PJ and Ransom got turned out in a different field than they had been because their usual turnout was an ice rink.  Where they were going out was actually an aisle attached to … Continue reading →

I got to the barn today and couldn’t find a place to park, and it wasn’t because of the snow piles.  Well, maybe in part.  But the main reason I couldn’t park was because there were big trucks everywhere.  Our … Continue reading →

Barbara was having some Pony Club kids over to review some of the knowledge they would need for their rating.  She invited Maryann and I to listen in.  The topic was tack, especially bits.  The three girls were about freshmen-in-high … Continue reading →