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?”
Category Archives: Horse Shows
What is going on inside that pretty head of yours?
Horse Work: AM heat therapy, “extended” walk in company/PM short liberty session. Evaluation: On our group walk, Greg led Mathilda, I led Rodney. At her time of life, Mathilda doesn’t do anything without a steady stream of carrots. Rodney spent most of the walk mooching his share. I don’t think he noticed how far weContinue reading “What is going on inside that pretty head of yours?”
Rain Delay
Work: canceled on account of rain. I’ve paid my rainy day dues. At one show, the heavens opened as I was on deck for a jump-off with a friend’s horse. I knotted the reins for grip. I put a big, honking knot in my friend’s new leather reins. Her mare pulled on one end. IContinue reading “Rain Delay”
Ground Exercise 4: Plank
Work: PM heat therapy/walk, 1/4 of pasture Grade: Set up: 24″ x 30″ plywood board. Exercise: Stand on with both front feet. Saturday was our first day with this. As I suspected, he came right over to chew and paw. With a modicum of convincing, he put one foot on & then both feet. Sunday,Continue reading “Ground Exercise 4: Plank”
Gentlemen …
Work: AM heat therapy/walk, PM groom/ground exercises [box, plank, weave cones, reverse poles] Grade: Engaging in what is becoming an annual tradition (BTR Jan 2011, final paragraph) of renaming my horse. Rodney as a stable name is here to stay. His show name is now Start Your Engine. Getting rid of previous show name becauseContinue reading “Gentlemen …”
Virtual Brush Box 