Another quiet week here. But busy with non horse stuff like getting my gardens cleared of last years dead branches, dividing some perennials, raking the barnyard debris from putting chaff down on the icy winter paths, and raking poo piles away from the buildings and fencelines to prepare for corral cleaning in the next few days.
I worked Sophie a couple times in the round pen, and decided to switch to using a Billy Allen mouthpiece snaffle on her, thinking that the single jointed snaffle was more distracting to her; she seemed to be much more comfortable in the Billy Allen so I will ride her in that until I feel she is ready for a curb bit.
I was planning on riding her the day after our stroll, but she came into a pretty strong heat and was so focused on Beamer that I thought it would be pointless to work on her issue with leaving with that strong of a distraction. Discretion is the better part of valor!
Ted is back now so I can haul away from here to ride - I'm sure that will help.
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It will be so nice for you & Sophie to get out on the trails, once the ice is gone. I am looking forward to it. Do you know if she has ridden in an arena? That Billy Allen looks like a good transition bit.
Nice that you can start outdoor Spring gardening/chores. It is too early here. We had flurries this morning, enough to make everything stay wet. I guess our area is still lacking moisture, so it is a good thing.
We have too much snow here at home...I can probably spring clean inside:) You enjoy the spring work!
Hauling away does seem to cure half the issues. We've had lovely weather lately, and more in the forecast, so plenty of time to ride when it's right for you. My husband used my trailer to store a riding lawn mower. I hadn't used it, so I didn't even know it was in there until I opened it up last week to prepare for taking T to training--I was shocked! haha. He got it out for me so that I could haul to the park today, but then my truck tire acquired a nail, and the rest is history. Ah, spring, it takes awhile to get back in the groove.
That is a nice bit!
We are so muddy right now, I can't ride but am looking forward to when the ground is firm enough.
Strong spring heat! That certainly impedes the brain thinking in a mare. :)
There's always so much to do after the winter. I'm sure you and Sophie will have lots of good trail rides...after her heat is over.
Yep focus on something other than the stallion is good. Johnny's Dam Mouse was absolutely bombproof and so well behaved unless she was in heat then it was a circus she would literally do anything she could to back up to the stallion, with or without a rider. Took some doing but I got her out on the trails a few times
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