Moving It Up Top
We have been working on the Spanish walk for a good year now. Lately it’s just to warm up, a good way to make sure his cinch is fit properly…
Read moreLast One!
The last video from this ride, finally 🙂 I said I was going to stop being so all over the place working on stops and roll backs. We were going…
Read moreTrying To Learn To Trot
The video starts out with a stunning demonstration of turning on the fore quarters. I thought I had video of us turning the other way but when I watched it…
Read moreAccomplishments
Look closely, the video doesn’t seem like much but it actually captures a pivitol moment in Rusty’s training. His first canter! Only a year, and a half?, later, but who’s…
Read morePotty Training And A Variable Reward Schedule
So, I’m a member of a great horse training group, Horse Tricks Academy. The lady who teaches it, Jain Brand, has a wonderful class over there with a really fun…
Read moreA Day Of Firsts
We’ve been doing this for awhile now, it doesn’t seem like there should be too many things left to do for the first time. We keep finding them though! After…
Read moreAnd Back To Rusty
We’ve been doing some other stuff but, good old Rusty, nothing has changed there. Except his coat color. It’s the normal fall darkening but, WOW. He is very nearly liver…
Read moreThe Funnest Day Ever
My daughter has decided she wants to be a cowgirl, so when my friend asked if we wanted to go with them to the junior rodeo at our county fair…
Read moreThe Good And The Bad
I had a whole post thought up about the downside of having children who like horses. How hard it is to catch and ready them while keeping kids from killing…
Read moreShe Likes Horses!
My daughter likes horses right now!! Usually she tells me that I am the one who likes horses, she likes princesses or something along those lines. I am usually sad…
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