Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. After the success with Rodney’s padding [Recent], we decided to see if anything of that sort would help Milton. He’s always been girthy and hates to be touched. Perhaps he would like to be insulated from the slings and arrows of life. We messedContinue reading “Recent Changes, Milton’s Padding”
Category Archives: Riding
Recent Changes, When You Find Out You Are Not As Good As You Thought You Were
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. At some point earlier this year, I burbled on about how Rodney was a sensitive horse and how I was learning to ride him in balance and how I was understanding the concept of being on the outside rein. I likened the feeling toContinue reading “Recent Changes, When You Find Out You Are Not As Good As You Thought You Were”
Recent Changes, Rodney’s Padding
Training Journal If you’re riding a horse, you’ve already won. Rodney has always had a torn-up back [Daddy Dearest]. It looked more scarred than deformed and the saddle seemed to fit. Still, we decided see what would happen if we put a thin piece of felt to fill in any possible gap. Thin,Continue reading “Recent Changes, Rodney’s Padding”
Tsundoku Additions
Training Journal Tsundoku is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one’s home without reading them. Wiki Now that I am riding my own horses (Kermit Dance!), I am back in the land of schooling myself, with the help of my eagle-eyed groundperson. To inspire us, I bought several booksContinue reading “Tsundoku Additions”
Team Ride
Training Journal, Horsekeeping Greg on Milton Me on Rodney ❤ Note. The horses were stars about walking around the pasture together. I’ve noticed that in photos, chillin' ears often come out looking like annoyed ears. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott
Tiny Victories, Take II
Training Journal Victory One – Finishing The Class With Rodney As I said in the show report [Getting Our Hunter On], Rodney had a moment in our walk-trot-canter debut. Compared to what Milton can do, it was low grade hoppy-hop. Still, not what you want the first time you canter at a show. I thoughtContinue reading “Tiny Victories, Take II”
Where Everybody Knows Our Name
Training Journal When we take the horses out for schooling, we find ourselves going to Stepping Stone Farm more often than not. It isn’t the closest. Falcon Hill Farm is ten miles closer with superb all-weather footing and a full jump course. SSF doesn’t have the most facilities. Full Circle Horse Park hasContinue reading “Where Everybody Knows Our Name”
Virtual Brush Box 