Phew! Glad it's Friday, and it's over! Now looking forward to the weekend! Weather turned very nasty here today, made driving very tense. What a crazy winter this year.
Aye, I was offered to ride this cute little guy tomorrow - been dreaming about him for ages!
He's a Latgalian trotter, speedy and spunky, I'm up for an enjoyable experience! Also, my farrier will trim my guy tomorrow morning and I'll get an update on how are his hooves improving regarding to the thrush he acquired in his previous home.
Hmmm. perhaps she's using it as a "horse mouthwash" or tarter remover? Could be light years ahead in evolutionary development from all the other horses. :wink:
There actually is, so I'm pleased. His frog is starting to open up, and the thrush has noticeably lessened. I still have to keep up soaking, cleaning and desinfecting his hooves, but it's worth it.
As for the ride I was offered - Benito (that's the horse's name, he belongs to a friend of mine ) was gorgeous, we did some simple flatwork, because it was very cold, and only a little cantering, but I was impressed on how sensitive he is and how smooth his gaits are. We worked with extending his trot, it was a valuable lesson.
Sorry for the double post, but here's my boy today. I asked him to lay down and he fell asleep in a short while. I always feel so warm and fuzzy when he does that, because I know he trusts me a lot to be able to fall asleep in my presence.
Went to see what will be my next vehicle, replacing my jeep. Actually had fun, and was very painless.
Couldn't let the horses into the pasture today. Very sloppy from yesterdays storm, so they are in their paddock. At least the ice has melted from all the trees.
So today I rode Cheyenne bareback a bit and then lunged her cuz my legs hurt lol and then I went and got my friend's horse, Satyra, and lunged her for a bit because my friend was working and then I went and cleaned slush and poop from the paddocks and then went around from paddock to paddock cleaning horses' hooves.
Tomorrow I get to go do another mini gymkhana again in an INDOOR arena! yaay!! btw, the whole mini-gymkhana thing is more like a lesson between me and another guy that my barn's owner is teaching us. Hopefully it doesn't end up like last time where I fly off Cheyenne and grab her neck and end up hanging upside down under Cheyenne's neck...lol that was fun!!
Hope you guys are having a good snow-free weekend!
Haha don't worry, my family is in a majour Wii Fit battle! Whenever someone gets first place in a game smeone else in my family rages from being beaten lol we're only slightly competitive...kay maybe more than slightly...
Poor Lucy was so tired yesterday shed already done a couple lessons and getting her to trot was no easy task it took me with a crop, kicking and clucking til in thought my legs would fall off and my trainer with a whip and clucking. She got a well deserved apple from me and had carrots magically appear in her paddock on top of some nice fresh hay. She was so intent on her hay that she wouldn't listen to me when I tried to point out the carrots...silly mare
Pumpkin tested the boundaries yesterday. Grazed me on the shoulder with his hoof kicking out, the ******. Needless to say he has been humbled and is behaving like a gentleman.
Free jumped him with a small grid and took him up to 90cm tonight.
Can't wait to see them! Did you get them from a previous owner?
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