Tittle baisically says how today was! It was a nice 55F again today! I saddle up and got with it. I also filmed a little and once the vid is done, I'll post it.
So Diamond was a biotch today. She bucked and reared and threw a fit. I couldn't let her lope, it rained HARD last night and I didn't want her to slip. We loped a few strides, but trotted. If I ever win a million dollars, I'm building an indoor arena. I mostly just worked with her on being slow and controlled. She did alright.
Yeah, that's all for today. Off to hear a missionary speak. TTFN.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
1/17/10- First time to ride in 2010!!
YAY! I rode yesterday for the first time in 2010. Which reminds me that I didn't fullfil my resoulution to write down my hours in the saddle this year.. Oh well.. haha.. I also got her a new rope nose hackamore! She responds much better to it and accepts it nicely.
Anyway, snice it was like 55F out, I rode! I didn't practice barrels because who ever devlivered ourhay put the round bale in the middle of my barrel pattern. Gah. I caught Diamond and she was pretty good. She is still learning to stand tied; she pawed and kicked and tried to rear while tied yesterday. Once she settled down, I groomed her out really well and she litterally fell asleep. I then helped my brother (who is a begginer) groom and saddle his horse. After he was finished, I went to get the blanket and saddle. Do you ever have a problem with saddling? Diamond has "all of a sudden" had a fear of saddling. I have no clue what her problem is besides she doesn't want to work. I let her smell the blanket and then I put it on her (after she continueously moved). As I was adjusting it, she nipped at me! Twice! I untied her and backed her up. The saddle was easier to put on then. Once I got everything on her, I lead her out of the stall so I could mout up. She then stepped on my foot, causing me to loose balance, fall on my butt, and then she thought she could just stand there on my foot. It hurt, but I finally got her to back up and off. Once I got on, she backed up. She wouldn't quit backing up, even if I said woah, or tried to kick and let her have her head to go forward. I told my mom, and she said to just make her back up the next time she did that; make it seem like a punishment. Diamond does this when she doesn't want to work, she has lots of quirks ;) Keep in mind, I haven't ridden her in a few weeks, due to weather and Holidays. So once we got going, she did pretty good. The only thing was that she bucked like 3 times and reared a few; which I took care of by backing and turning her in circles. Then we went to ride with my little brother. We loped a few strides (the ground was still soggy and I didn't want to risk anything) and mostly trotted. All in all, it was a pretty good day. Today is supposed to be 62F out. I'm going to finish school fast today and go ride my fat hayburners! Haha :) I'll hopefully post pictures tomorrow. Until then, TTFN or Ta ta for now!
Anyway, snice it was like 55F out, I rode! I didn't practice barrels because who ever devlivered ourhay put the round bale in the middle of my barrel pattern. Gah. I caught Diamond and she was pretty good. She is still learning to stand tied; she pawed and kicked and tried to rear while tied yesterday. Once she settled down, I groomed her out really well and she litterally fell asleep. I then helped my brother (who is a begginer) groom and saddle his horse. After he was finished, I went to get the blanket and saddle. Do you ever have a problem with saddling? Diamond has "all of a sudden" had a fear of saddling. I have no clue what her problem is besides she doesn't want to work. I let her smell the blanket and then I put it on her (after she continueously moved). As I was adjusting it, she nipped at me! Twice! I untied her and backed her up. The saddle was easier to put on then. Once I got everything on her, I lead her out of the stall so I could mout up. She then stepped on my foot, causing me to loose balance, fall on my butt, and then she thought she could just stand there on my foot. It hurt, but I finally got her to back up and off. Once I got on, she backed up. She wouldn't quit backing up, even if I said woah, or tried to kick and let her have her head to go forward. I told my mom, and she said to just make her back up the next time she did that; make it seem like a punishment. Diamond does this when she doesn't want to work, she has lots of quirks ;) Keep in mind, I haven't ridden her in a few weeks, due to weather and Holidays. So once we got going, she did pretty good. The only thing was that she bucked like 3 times and reared a few; which I took care of by backing and turning her in circles. Then we went to ride with my little brother. We loped a few strides (the ground was still soggy and I didn't want to risk anything) and mostly trotted. All in all, it was a pretty good day. Today is supposed to be 62F out. I'm going to finish school fast today and go ride my fat hayburners! Haha :) I'll hopefully post pictures tomorrow. Until then, TTFN or Ta ta for now!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
No Barrel Pracitce for Dia and Me
Ok, so with Christmas past and New Years here (Yay 2010!!) it's been to cold to ride. Christmas Eve a blizzard came in. We had over 2 foot of snow (which is a lot for where I live) and the roads were horrible! The ground has either been a) soaking wet and mushy b) rock solid or c) covered in ice and snow. And now we are getting more bad weather in with more snow! Ugh. I probably can't ride until Feburary. Diamond is doing well. She is still a biotch when it comes to food (lol) but besides that is good. She is getting fat, like most horses do in the winter, but she is still a sweetheart. I was filling up the water trough yesterday and the wind was blowing cold and hard. She came up and stood by me to block the wind:) I love my baby girl. 2010 is our's! We should be starting the drill season soon as well; which is very exciting for both of us. Hopefully we can start riding again so I can start blogging again :) lol That's it for now! Happy New Year everyone!
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