tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post8989371604735306180..comments2024-03-28T14:54:47.290-05:00Comments on equine expressions: winter "just do it" ridesaurorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04731529798233954353noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post-83214681846935789922018-02-16T16:55:47.846-06:002018-02-16T16:55:47.846-06:00Sounds to me like lovely time with your horse! Tr...Sounds to me like lovely time with your horse! Trainer can think whatever. (I used to longe Johnny before I rode him, not because he needed it really , but I loved to watch him move out and it was a good way to see if he was sound)Sherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post-17869764581626434302018-02-09T09:22:43.412-06:002018-02-09T09:22:43.412-06:00It sounds like you are spending more time in the s...It sounds like you are spending more time in the saddle Arliene, that's great. Your indoor arena description is spot on! Koda does know I'm his person. Nemo/Cierra have come to me first upon occasion, who knows why they lock onto someone first. With Brad, it just happens more frequently so we have to give him crap. Around the barn our saying is "they all love Brad best" he is aurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731529798233954353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post-26331126598571923562018-02-09T06:43:25.377-06:002018-02-09T06:43:25.377-06:00I think it’s great that you take the time to hand ...I think it’s great that you take the time to hand walk Koda. I do the same thing with Blue and Rosie. It’s time we’ll spent. In my mind I’m not only warming them up but me too. And I always feel better when I can adjust the girth after our walk. Guess that comes from having Dusty’s saddle always slipping during mounting. I also agree that the indoor more often feels colder than outside, like a Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post-24313741269788359822018-02-08T19:48:06.409-06:002018-02-08T19:48:06.409-06:00It sure is!! We are really looking forward to taki...It sure is!! We are really looking forward to taking care of our horses again, we really miss it & them. aurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731529798233954353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post-52533741359907471012018-02-08T14:35:58.895-06:002018-02-08T14:35:58.895-06:00Never think you are doing too little when you are ...Never think you are doing too little when you are with your horse. Every moment spent with them is a treasure. I haven't loped Beamer for years, partly because of his arthritis and partly because my lower back isn't mobile enough to sit a lope easily. But we still have quality time together, all at a walk or trot- or sometimes just enjoying each other's company.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post-2156709386046494772018-02-08T13:09:52.222-06:002018-02-08T13:09:52.222-06:00Linda, I hope your job transition is still in the ...Linda, I hope your job transition is still in the works so you can spend more time with your beloved horses, and also that you get that dream house above a barn. From an outsiders perspective, I admire how much time you spend with your horses. To me, it's like you are already living the dream!<br /><br />Thanks for the saddle options Mrs. Shoes! I may end up going lighter eventually, but I aurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731529798233954353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post-15195611886699393462018-02-08T11:18:43.733-06:002018-02-08T11:18:43.733-06:00He loves you. :)
Oh Aurora, I couldn't agree...He loves you. :)<br /><br />Oh Aurora, I couldn't agree more. Regardless of what we do, time spent with our horses is exceptional, quality time. The stuff of which enriches life. I just know it does both horse and human (but probably us more) both mental and physical good. Promotes that fuzzy, warm feeling which relaxes all our body's functions. *sigh* It gives us peace. And isn&#C-ingspotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744931697050670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post-24074778458104182452018-02-08T11:03:15.619-06:002018-02-08T11:03:15.619-06:00After a torn rotator cuff (deemed not bad enough f...After a torn rotator cuff (deemed not bad enough for repair but painful to this day), I started to find lifting our leather western saddles up to be more than I could easily manage. <br />So I bought a used endurance saddle that weighs about 13lbs (pretty bare bones but still western style & leather) for my SIL (because she's had numerous shoulder surgeries & I tack for her ALL the Mrs Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636736944375337989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689872777639220238.post-79823433852447024492018-02-08T09:57:10.498-06:002018-02-08T09:57:10.498-06:00Awww, he’s a good one. I force myself out, too, bu...Awww, he’s a good one. I force myself out, too, but the surprise is always that I am so much happier for it. I’ve forced myself out so many times, and been so rewarded, that now it has formed a compulsion. I can’t not go out. And I don’t want to leave. It has made going to work hard. And cleaning the house. And pretty much every other responsibility I have. 👍 The cold temps are why I switched Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303523299217618526noreply@blogger.com