Pam and Zalazar
Trotting thru puddles (if you can actually persuade them to do it!) can be as useful as cavaletti poles! 😂 And I have to praise this boy as we’ve had miserable weather (including a tornado warning) which meant no riding or even turn out for 3 days— just hand walking—and he gave me such a lovely effort today. I couldn’t ask for anything more from such a young green bean 😍
Cupid, Comet, Dancer and Blitzen on Spring Break
Boxing Day!
Just to show you, Donna and Katherine, Zalazar and I were all kitted up in our Christmas prezzies today! Love!! (Unfortunately, could only film with camera on arena frame 😂) Thanks so much! Warm, stylin’ and profilin’!
Christmas hack
I took my traditional Christmas Eve hack a day early as Zalazar and I have a lot of shopping left to do tomorrow! We encountered a herd of six deer in the woods— and Zalazar DEFINITELY landed himself on the Nice list for Santa with his very good behavior 😍❤️
SALAD BAR!! Send me a post card from the North Pole! (Video does not include shot of me with my hands covering my face)
Walking
When you haven’t got a covered arena or automatic walker, you become the walker! But these hikes can be really enjoyable as well as a chance for bonding with your horse. Nice to experience a change of scenery together too!
Christmas!
Is there a better feeling than sitting down with a glass of mulled wine, and warming your toes after tucking in your ponies (and trying not to think you’ve got to go back out in the cold rain in a few hours for barn check?😂)
Margret
I thoroughly enjoyed teaching a mini clinic at Margret’s near Canton today. Here is Margret’s four year old OTTB who can be quite phlegmatic and behind the leg. He also has a slight conformational challenge in that his neck is set on a touch low, but he has such a wonderful work ethic, I’m not concerned about that. His first attempt at trot was behind the leg and a little dinky, so I had Margret get up in two point and hand gallop him around the arena a couple of times to help him bring his back up. From there, I asked her to ride forward into her downward trot transition, which resulted in a trot full of dynamic energy. We then used that energy to help strengthen him with a few forward and back transitions within the trot. Super job by both. I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for OTTBs, and Margret has some really nice ones that are also willing and sane.
Zalazar and Pam
And a bit of left canter…can’t ask for more than this from such a big youngster ❤️
Zalazar and Pam
And a bit of canter followed by encouraging a stretch after landing in trot to finish our session