Due to various things, some socially unmentionable (nobody wants to hear about certain common minor illnesses, right? RIGHT!!), some related to DST, some related to stuff-that-had-to-be-done, today was the first day this week I actually made it onto Rags. Storms, rain, mud (no deterrent to UK riders, who are used to rain and mud; I Read More…
Author: Elizabeth
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After the Storms….We Were Lucky
For anyone wondering how close the tornadoes in Texas got to us yesterday evening…not close enough to do any harm, and the friends that I called (more directly in track) were also OK. One vehicle got a tree landed on it. Our internet went out, so we were just peeking outside at intervals at the Read More…
Ride 31: Alternate Birthday Party and Ride
Today was a gorgeous day and perfect for an alternate birthday party. The three of us and a friend from the city whose birthday is about a week ahead of mine (though I’m years ahead of him) had an outdoor lunch on the backyard picnic table, after which I rode out on the land while Read More…
Rides 29 and 30: Very Short and Moderately Long
Ride 29, on Wednesday, was too short to deserve a whole post to itself, but educational nonetheless. I waited too long to start, for various reasons that only make sense at the time, not later. It was a clear, warm, breezy day and got hotter…by the time I was tacking up, it was uncomfortably warm. Read More…
Ride 28: Wind, Sun, New Trail
We hit the jackpot on weather today: cool, clear, brilliant sun…and a boisterous strong wind out of the NW. I tacked up Rags with a few changes to the gear: shortened the bridle one hole, shortened the throatlatch one hole, and added the braided rawhide roping rein to the halter. Most of the time it Read More…
Ride 27: Do NOT Try This At Home (Good Pony, Though!)
I set out a little after 1 pm (R- had to take M- to the dentist early and then take him back to the city, stop by Home Depot on the way home to pick up the chain saw–finally repaired) and Rags set out willingly along the south trail west until I wanted him to Read More…
Ride 26: Schooling in the Open
I no longer have a round pen (haven’t had for years), or a fenced riding ring or arena, and these are all useful tools when working with a horse that needs basic or more training. I do have a collection of jump blocks and PVC poles (the latter originally purchased for various drainage projects, but Read More…
77-7
If that looks a bit mysterious, it’s not. I’m 77 today on the 7th of March. (OK, it’s now the 8th because I forgot to post this earlier. DUH.) A notable birthday not because of the numbers, but because my mother died at age 77, and last year I realized I was getting twitchy about Read More…
Ride 25: West Grass & Across Creek: Adding Trail Segment
March 3. Today’s ride was briefly delayed by realizing I had missed taking my meds for 2 days, so a perfect time to check BP and see how it was doing on its own. Hmph. Need to be more regular taking it, was the answer. OK. Tigger blocked Rags from coming to me and presented Read More…
Ride 24: Short & Sweet in the East End (Tuesday, March 1 )
I didn’t have a lot of time Tuesday, due to Other Stuff, but managed a short work in hand for Tigger and a short ride for Rags. We worked over the walk poles, then went out in the Near Meadow and headed east past the construction yard to the highway, north along the curve of Read More…