Love the new barn

The first few days at the new barn have been nothing but positive. I love it there. Turn out is great today Chiclet went out with his new friend Levi an older gelding with lots of life. Yesterday rode in the ring it's pretty good the track in hard but the rest of the ring is good. It has a fence around it that's a plus for liberty. Chiclet was a little bit of a punk at first but we got through it. Rode the rail walk trot canter then went out to check out the trails. They are awesome! First time in a long time I've gone out on the trail with just the 2 of us. It was great Chic was up but very good about going out for a walk. I've been watching some eventing videos on YouTube and I'm thinking that might be where we want to go very soon.

Love this

When I Am An Old Horsewoman
I shall wear turquoise and diamonds,
And a straw hat that doesn’t suit me
And I shall spend my social security on
white wine and carrots,
And sit in my alleyway of my barn
And listen to my horses breathe.
I will sneak out in the middle of a summer night
And ride the old bay gelding,
Across the moonstruck meadow
If my old bones will allow
And when people come to call, I will smile and nod
As I walk past the gardens to the barn
and show instead the flowers growing
inside stalls fresh-lined with straw.
I will shovel and sweat and wear hay in my hair
as if it were a jewel
And I will be an embarrassment to ALL
Who will not yet have found the peace in being free
to have a horse as a best friend
A friend who waits at midnight hour
With muzzle and nicker and patient eyes
For the kind of woman I will be
When I am old.
-Author Unknown

Chiclet

Fun freestyle and finesse.

Chiclet Rolling

Here is my attempt at taping my level 3 online then my camera died and I didn't know it. I even got a flying change it was so perfect. I really need to got myself and the carera going again. Once I move to the new barn I'm going to make it my goal to got it done and not take 4 years like I did taping my level 2.

On the road again

So I moved Chiclet to this new barn a little over 3 weeks ago....Ugh I hate it there. The barn owner is very whimsical and that makes me a little crazy. Chiclet is taking the fence down and getting out all the time. I was hopping that the owner was going to fix some of the fence so this wouldn't be a issue and I could sleep at night not worrying about my horse getting out. Yesterday when I get there the fence was down in his paddock again and he get out and jumped a stone wall to get into the big field turnout. That was it I've had enough I called a stable that is around the corner from where I work and they have a spot open, ran over to chick it out fence is great backed up with electric everything else looked great there. It seemed like a quiet place with lots of room to ride. I'm starting to feel like a gyspy with all the moving around do. Good thing Chiclet settles in where ever we go.

Fun with friends

Today was fun my friend Meghan came to play with Chiclet. The interesting thing about Meghan playing with Chiclet is she takes lessons were I work it's not so natural there. Meghan started the unnatural way so this was going to be very interesting to me to see how my horse that knows nothing but people being horse like around him. She got on to ride and her legs looked really stiff and I was thinking Chiclet isn't really going to care about that and he didn't but he would not really move not even walk at first. Ok so we figured out how to walk then trot got even more interesting Chiclet was like yeah you don't know how I work so I'm going to trot from one grass spot to another. That was ok for a bit and then I saw Chiclet having this look on his face like he just put on him naughty pants. So I thought I would change things up a bit. I gave Meghan a focuse and that helped. The most interesting thing I learned is in unnatural training puzzle salving is not taught. I feel very proud of myself for sticking to what I beleive in and not letting the unnatural world bring me down. Thanks Meghan!!!

Not feeling it

Funny day today....played on line and I felt like Chiclet was not into playing. He did what I asked but there was just something that was a little off. Driving to the grass to eat he stopped but waited until I told him to eat that's not like him at all. I hope he's not feeling stressed about moving to the new barn. Oh I worry to much.

Chiclet's Birthday!

So we moved to the new barn...thank goodness for my husband for helping me that day he's so awesome for his silent help. We moved on Sunday so we have had a few days to settle in. Kate's 2 mares are all right brained and oh my it makes me tired just being around them. They are like a 10 on the scall and thay have no clue about your space. They have figured out pretty quick that when I walk in they best move because I have my carrot stick with me at all times.

Not sure how Chiclet feels about his new place yet. He is turned out in a little paddock next to the 2 girls. I turn him out in the big grass fields when I get there in the afternoon. He loves that because the grass is really good. Played and rode the 2nd day he was kinda punky and his rids were stuck. Tue and wed it rained just did chores and let him graze. Today I let Chiclet graze about a hour and a half then played on line. I just wanted a few nice circles and that's it. After all the grass Chicle was like uuummm no not into it. I had to talk him into it. Sideways backwards then forwards seemed like the better option. Lovely canter both ways. I felt like he was just getting interested then I quit he didn't even want grass he was giving me this look like what are we going to do now....love him love him love him! Oh almost forget Ciclet birthday was the 1st of may can't beleive he's 8.