Focuse

Oh boy lots of things going on. Finally got my farrier out for Chiclet last Tuesday. Then he lost a shoe on Thursday looked like he was running around in his paddock. He was very sore on it even after my farrier put it back on friday. I let him hang out for the weekend hopping that he would be good for my lesson with Sarah Berg (soon to be 2 star instructor) on Monday, but when I played with him Sunday afternoon he wasn't quite right. So I'm now going next Monday for my lesson with Sarah. I'm very excited and can't wait to hear what she was to teach me.

Not sure if it's me or Chiclet that can't focuse lately but we are both all over the place. Played and rode yesterday and he was such a punk and I realized that I was being a punk back to him. Today I made sure that my mind was on my horse when I got the barn and things were better but when I went to bridle Chiclet he left me, that hasn't happened in a long time. I haven't had cookies the past week and cookies are a big part of getting Chiclet to do things for me. I'm stopping at the store tomorrow for cookies. I need to start bringing my iPod with me when I play and ride it really helps me only think about my horse and not the hundred things that are fogging my brain. It's so true that our horses are a mirror of us.

Chic

Something not right

Very strange thing's happening with Chiclet. Yesterday i get this call from one of the boarders at the barn your horse is out and I can't get him. Crap!...took 20 minutes to get the to barn when I got there he was in his stall. The boarder got him finally. She said he was crazy and I'm thinking that's not my horse something must be wrong. She wasn't sure what happened but there was two rails down and all the horses where running. I put him back out he squealed when I let him go ......hhmm.....So I picked the paddock and watched him for about a hour and a half everything seemed ok. I took him out and put him in the ring he was nuts running the fence line. I put him online and played with him, Something was not right... He couldn't focus on anything it took a very long time to get him thinking. After I grazed him for a long time. I don't know what happened but something really got to him. Later that evening the boarder called me to tell me she doesn't want my horse turned out with hers anymore (she is very right brained). So I said that was fine and also told her that something wasn't right with my horse......She still made the commit your horse is crazy and I don't want my horse with him. Wow people are hard but it's ok I now know where I stand with her.

He rolled

I'm so excited Chiclet offered to roll when I went to play with him. He hasn't offered this in a long time. He didn't stay down very long but I was just over joyed that he offered it. Online was so much better today he really wanted to move his feet. Played with canter trot tranctions funny thing was he wanted to canter. It's not often that Chiclet wants to move his feet so I make a big deal out of it when it happens.

Got the farrier from work to put Chiclet's shoe back on. Still didn't hear anything from my farrier. I think I will give him until the end of this week and if I don't hear anything from him I'm going to find someone else. He'e left me with no other choice.

Hhmm

Went to the barn yesterday first thing in the morning to put Chiclet out for the day and a very strange thing happened. Opened the stall door and Chiclet ameadly turned his butt to me.....at first i was so insulted and puzzled then I couldn't beleive after all this time I must have done something wrong to him. It bothered me all day I thought about everything I did and didn't do with him the day before and couldn't come up with anything other then I haven't been spending as much time as I should with him. So I spent 3 hours with him Sunday afternoon paying and riding. I had a really tough time getting connected online. I never really felt like I got it totally. When I got on to ride for some reason I was nervous maybe because I didn't really have my horses mind with me. Played the passenger game and just let Chiclet go where he wanted it ended up being a great ride and Chiclet seem to be thinking more. Offered him grass a few times but he was thinking and didn't want to eat. When I got off I realized that Chiclet lost a shoe while I was riding......crap!!.....this turned into a whole new issue for me. Called my farrier Pete who is not just my farrier he's a good friend too. Here is my issue Pete is not good about showing up when he's scheduled to and I've been putting up with this for years and now that I don't have time for waiting it's becoming a real problem for me. I pretty much wasted my day off today waiting for him to come and guess what my poor horse still dosn't have a shoe on. What to do what to do....I know what I have to do just sucks that I have to find a new farrier.