We had a beautiful sunny, cool day here. I took advantage of that weather to take a trail ride. Yeager was an absolute super star. We did some hills, saw two herds of deer, and put a toe in the lake (he's generally very suspicious of water). Super steady guy on the trail. The only bump we had was in trying to cross a small ditch that had water in it. We need another horse to go out with that we can follow. I might try and tag along on a few of the trail rides that the barn takes just to have him follow some horses that don't hesitate to cross puddles and such.
After our trail ride, we went for a little walk around the big upper arena. Except for spooking at a barrel that had been knocked over, he did very well. He's getting much better at moving away from leg pressure instead of leaning into. I also got a few moments of contact. I'm thrilled with where he is right now.
Post ride, Yeager was introduced to his new turnout buddies and pasture. I think this is going to be a great move for him. He had a really funny reaction to his new mini buddy. Everything went very smoothly.
About Me
- Kristen
- I am an equine massage therapist, army wife, mother of one beautiful son, equestrian, dog lover, avid cook, voracious reader- and always trying to balance the demands of all my interests. I've dabbled in most of the disciplines and am interested in anything horsey. I gave up riding for a bit when I was pregnant with my son, and was ORDERED to go back to the barn by a husband who was tired of my moods.
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