Hoof Trim Day & Maj Misbehaves

43 minutes - 1.38 miles - Majesty

 This morning was hoof trim day. Wasabi spent her time licking the hoof stand, Sundance fell asleep, Morgan worried, Majesty took a kick at the farrier, and Rhulain kept rubbing her nose on my sleeve.  I love getting to spend time with them doing nothing but snuggling ... great way to start the day!

I took Majesty out for a ride since it was windy in the afternoon.  He was a toad.  He threw a kick when I wouldn't let him have his way.  Interesting.  On the way home, he kept rushing so I made him circle until he slowed down.  At one point, he got cranky and threw little crow hops.  I smiled and put him on larger circles.

More Surprises!

55 Minute Ride
Morgan - Bill and Wasabi
2.55 miles

Psst, guess who's joining us for a ride today?

Bill and Wasabi!  Long time, no see, right?  In fact, Wasabi's last ride was December 24, 2014.  This made the 9th ride for Bill & Wasabi

Wasabi was happy to be out, very cooperative and doing great ... for the first 30 minutes.  Then she started to give Bill some guff.  She picked her front hooves off the ground three times (less than a foot off the ground; she was testing not committing) and he put her in check quickly and quietly.

She was perfectly fine once we headed home and Bill let her stretch her legs as a reward.  Morg and I ambled along behind, content to just be out.  It was really nice to be able to ride with someone again!

November 23, 2012 - Morgan: 30-45 min ride, 30 min trailer

Had an hour to ride so I hopped on Morg.  Was going to pony Smoke, but she layed down in the turn out and didn't show signs of getting up anytime soon.

Rode Morg around the yard before heading out the gate.  She moved at a constant fast walk, but hesitated at the corner so I let her wander.  We went through the ravine that used to be the street.  She stopped and tried turning or crow-hopping quite a few times between Amy's gate and the next property.  I had to work hard to keep her going forward, but we made it to our destination before turning back towards the house.

Wandered in and out of the desert a few times and then in the front driveway.  Untacked her and then decided to work on loading in the new trailer.  I climbed in and asked politely to have her step in.  After 30 minutes I had her front two hooves in three times in a row, so I called it a success and fed her.  

Good work day :)

November 10, 2012 - Wasabi, Sundance & Morgan

Sabi - 30 minutes
Rode Sabi outside the turn out.  She was not so hot to ride as I was.  Did ok the first 10 minutes - even walked down the driveway while Bill was burning weeds in an open stack, but she kept wanting to trot when she wasn't asked to and didn't wan to go the direction asked.  Got into an argument with her when I asked her to stop and she gave a small buck, so I pulled the reins up.  The she reared up once and then twice.  She was headed up a third time when I dismounted, and smacked her hard.  Then stared her down before remounting and then she walked when and where as politely as Mochie. Hmmm.

Sundance - 10 minutes
Saddled Dance and rode around the yard for a bit.  Asked her for a trot, but cut it short due to her limp.

Morgan - 20 minutes
Saddled a miffed Morgan, but she did great!  We rode out the north driveway and around the block, back to the stalls.  We putzed around and then walked around the block in the opposite direction.  This made her a bit nervous, but she handled it like a rock star!

October 9, 2012 - Wasabi

Rode Wasabit for a quick 15 minutes or so.  Fed her first and then saddled up and did some exercises in the turn out to get her head in "work" mode.  Rode outside the arena and had no issues going down either driveway.  Let her have her head and she gave me a few crowhops when asked for a lope.  Realized I was sitting forward, which would throw her balance off.  Slight stopping issue (had to ask 3 times), but otherwise uneventful.

May 29, 2012 - Wasabi Rears

Took Wasabi for a walk around the yard.  Walked down the front driveway, by the cars, and by the dog run.  Two times she decided to go past me and then did circles around me with little "hops" (small kicks).  Walked over to the neighbor's fence (by goats), in and out of the bushes there.  

She reared up once, but didn't strike out or try to pull the lead.  We walked back through the bushes again and then by the propane tank, by the porch and then we "hopped" over the logs in the yard before going back to the turn out.