Work: PM heat therapy/EVE exercise [360, cx], groom. Report: still jumpy in the box. Sigh. Ramblings: new version of Our Story So Far [upper right corner of screen]. Wasn’t that a pleasant stroll down memory lane. For newcomers, does this bring you up to speed? For those who have lived it with me, did IContinue reading “For Those Of You Just Joining Us”
Category Archives: Groundwork
Survey Says …
Work: AM heat therapy/PM groom & exercises: crossrails, plank, weave cones, reverse poles, & log. Report: Lowkey runthrough of all exercises to reintroduce the idea of double sessions. Walked over, on, through everything & groundtied while I adjusted a crossrail. Ramblings: The American Horse Publications, of which I am an Individual Member, would ask thatContinue reading “Survey Says …”
Blow, Wind, and Crack Your Cheeks!
Work: great hopes for today, nothing realized so far. Report: getting this out early in case the weather poodles are right about the oncoming storm. [Of course that was deliberate. I would have thought the LEGO posts would have given away the geek thing.] Ramblings: The plan is to move Rodney’s exercises out of theContinue reading “Blow, Wind, and Crack Your Cheeks!”
Pffft!
Work: AM heat therapy & walk/PM groom. Probably. Eventually. Maybe. Report: 3 laps similar to yesterday. The middle lap was slightly bigger & therefore closer to the ring. This did not escape his notice. Halfway thru the 3rd – smaller – lap, he squealed and pulled back. Catching me by surprise, he pulled away andContinue reading “Pffft!”
Superbowl Sunday
Work: PM1 heat therapy/PM2 Greg & Rodney joined us at the end of the mare walk. We circled the entire field. First time in a while. Discussion: Weather continues warm; horse continues mellow. He was halfway along the continuum from pulling like a train to totally relaxed. So, progress. Ramblings for the Day: Although IContinue reading “Superbowl Sunday”
What Makes You [Horse] Happy?
Work: PM1 heat therapy & middle-distance handwalk/PM2 groom. Evaluation: warm weather = happy, pleasant horse = happy, pleasant me. Bodes well for summer. Ramblings for the day: Everything from philosophers to Hallmark cards tell us that happiness is within our own heads. But where? How? Anuscha Rees, on a post in her blog into-mind.com, talksContinue reading “What Makes You [Horse] Happy?”
Baby Steps
Work: AM heat therapy & handwalk/PM groom & groundwork – weave cones, reverse, 360o turn, and crossrail. Evaluation: The long walk from yesterday but by ourselves. He led me up the hill but didn’t charge and was almost dogging it on the easy sections. In the ring, he did 90%, including the walk back toContinue reading “Baby Steps”
Virtual Brush Box 