You have seen the video of the horse rolling in the kiddie pool? Rodney has little fear of weird stuff [Noodling] and he plays in his water trough if we are slack with the refreshing showers. I really thought he’d love a pool of his own. He tolerated walking through but had reservations [Pool, OutContinue reading “Rodney’s Week: Dry Pool”
Category Archives: Horse Behavior
Rodney’s Progress: Zirgs-prens
Rodney’s poop has changed. When he first arrived and for years, Rodney had enormous poops. Both the amount deposited and the size of the bolus. For those who might not have spent quite as much time contemplating the subject, horse manure is released as piles of semi-distinct rounded oblongs. Google horse manure if you needContinue reading “Rodney’s Progress: Zirgs-prens”
Rodney’s Week: Jumping & After
Rodney has issues with jumping. Day 1 Rodney was a star. Our round pen is a 20m circle made from simple jump standards and plastic tape. Rodney motors around happily. He’ll even throw the occasional fuss without challenging the tape. If he freaks out and runs thru the tape, oh well. We do not toContinue reading “Rodney’s Week: Jumping & After”
Speciesism
I had a tall, dark, good-looking gentleman flirt with me a few days ago. Unfortunately, it was Rodney. He had worked three days in a row in the round pen at all three gaits. He was due for an easy day. So we did weave poles. He loves weave poles. He can do them. MoreContinue reading “Speciesism”
Therapeutic Yawn
Rodney approves of the TENS unit on his neck. May I brag? Please note the stall wall behind Rodney and the caged light above. My in-house carpenter/electrician does excellent work. The bottom of the door got kicked it during one of Mathilda’s cast episodes. 😦
Rodney Is Awesome: Attack of the Swimming Noodle
After reading about a groundwork competition in France [Equifeel Championnat Départemental], we decided to try Rodney with the turn on the forehand in a circle. The idea is to put the horses forefeet (or hindfeet) in a prescribed area, then do a full orbit while keeping the two feet within the circle. We (the barnContinue reading “Rodney Is Awesome: Attack of the Swimming Noodle”
Puddle for Foto Friday
The watery abyss in front of the covered arena. Proof that a delicately-raised American Saddlebred has no interest in being an event horse. Blogging from A to Z Challenge April 2014 List of my A to Z posts
Virtual Brush Box 