Normal Boring Getting On
This is our usual, boring, normal way to get on. I’m including it here any way. It is after all practical. We all need a way to get on our…
Read moreBackwards Mount
I am not proud of this mount. Embarrassed really. But I am going to share it anyway. Rusty decided to target me with his rear end the other day when…
Read moreSelf Loading
Not gonna lie, I’m pretty proud of this. All in all it was a pretty easy thing to teach. Our biggest problem was all the good green grass that kept…
Read moreJumping For Joy
On our quest to find many of the different mounting options a friend mentioned, perhaps jokingly, using a trampoline. It occurred to me that I had one! The next chance…
Read moreCareful Targeting
Rusty and I have been playing with all the different way it is possible to get on a horse. Trying to think outside of the usual and come up with…
Read moreApril Blizzard
The horses got locked in the barn. I left them out all winter through 20 below temps and snow. It was the same way last year. They were toasty warm…
Read morePool Noodles
I got my first one. I don’t know why I waited so long. Seriously, they cost a whole dollar a Walmart. Why not bite the bullet, take the plunge, I…
Read moreCowboy Dressage?
My husband had the kids. He had gone over to do some work for his sister and they went along to play with their cousins. I had all the time…
Read moreHow A Good Horse Is Made
I believe I’ve mentioned a few times that we are calving. I ride Rusty out to check them when ever I can. A four-wheeler works better when small children are…
Read moreInternational Horse Bell Choir
Some of us at the horse tricks academy got together and did a thing. It was a blast seeing how many different ways we could teach our horses to ring…
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