At Least it is Raining Again
I probably will not get to ride tomorrow. A whole lot of rain is coming, definitely enough to make Shannon's grass ring too wet for riding.
I am not complaining, I am rejoicing. We have not had much rain since winter and the vegetation is growing vigorously. The forests, ponds, streams, fields…
ContinueAdded by Jackie Cochran on April 24, 2021 at 10:43am — 1 Comment
An Odd Type of Spring Fever?
It has been sort of “odd” riding the past few weeks. The two horses I ride now, well they have been old reliable lesson horses who face new things with at most a flick of an ear. Now, however, everything is viewed with suspicion at first, and they require a few “meditation breaks” where we just stand while the horse views his/her realm, eventually sighing, moving…
ContinueAdded by Jackie Cochran on April 17, 2021 at 11:35am — No Comments
Standing Still
I just got my lesson on Wednesday this week.
MJ looked all right when Debbie led him up to the wash stall. He was not completely settled down but he did not cause us any problems, even when I groomed his head while Debbie brushed elsewhere. Previously that had not been acceptable since there was just too much…
ContinueAdded by Jackie Cochran on April 10, 2021 at 11:34am — No Comments
More Trotting
When I talked to Debbie Friday morning as we prepared MJ to ride she told me that MJ had been ridden by one of the girls in the college riding group. Apparently she had not only been super diligent about cleaning out MJ's right front hoof under the bar shoe, she had then cantered MJ a lot. MJ was not visibly lame when led in, but Debbie felt some hesitation when that hoof landed.…
ContinueAdded by Jackie Cochran on April 3, 2021 at 11:15am — No Comments
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