This morning started out a little exciting. I took Royal out by himself and left Molly in their turnout, which is probably close to a third or half an acre. He walked off the property perfectly fine. Last week he got a little mentally stuck right before the gate and then was a little extra forward, but not terrible with one other sticky spot. ( Read more... )

I need to study up my grammar ( Read more... )

I was able to work Tru-D again yesterday morning because my 8am was sick (so many sick people canceled this past month). I used the Parelli feather lines again and attached them between the cheek pieces and throatlatch in the cross-under configuration. I had Susanne mucking in the arena so I took Tru-D out and around the house ( Read more... )

If this is a little disjointed and rambly I blame lack of time to write in one sitting and also baby-induced sleep depribation ( Read more... )

Work is back in full swing. I have private school classes starting again tomorrow. The classes are pretty small this semester, just five students total I think, but that's okay. I can use the slightly lighter semester to my advantage ( Read more... )

This morning started out with Molly the grade Quarter Horse mare. She's doing quite well. Nelson was able to walk right up to her this morning to catch. She is starting to relax more as we free lunge in the roundpen and when I picked up her feet she barely shifted for the hinds (the first few sessions we were spinning circles a bit) and she ( Read more... )

I think I'm done counting my steps. I've had my step counter on my phone going since March for my own amusement. I do have to say it habitually undercounts my steps, especially on Sundays when my phone spends much of the time sitting on the counter doing absolutely nothing while I'm doing laps around the church with little men (we tend to get ( Read more... )

I've picked up another "Molly" except this one is a horse, not a mule. Nelson had contacted me some months ago about evaluating a horse for him, but that one apparently fell through for various reasons and when Molly came up he called me again for an assessment. He had been boarding her for free/feed leasing her for close to a year, but hasn't ( Read more... )