E.'s 4-H club had one of their ride nights yesterday. I've come to really look forward to these couple of hours spent chatting with the other parents as we watch our children ride together. Everyone is so nice and I always end up learning something new about the horses and riding.
E. was a bit frustrated during the ride. All the other girls got to ride bareback but she had to stick with a saddle. Until Curly's "steering wheel" gets a little better she'll have to keep using the German Martingale. I think she's also really tired - we've been out at the barn working almost daily, plus she's been having lots of outside play time with neighborhood friends as well. Her body is just plain exhausted!
The club used a weigh tape to estimate their horses' weights. It showed Curly at 1124, but everyone there thought it was closer to 1250 lbs. We also measured height and he appears to be 15.2 hands. He's really shaping up quickly - just has another 100 to 150 pounds to lose!
Called to have hay delivered. I'll feel better once we have a good supply of feed on hand....but wondering where we will store the extra ton we'll need to get us through the winter months (there's only room for one ton in our allotted storage space at the barn - or 2 to 2 1/2 months worth of hay). Perhaps the carport here at the house??? That'll raise some eyebrows in the neighborhood!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
Holiday fun...
E. and I spent the afternoon out at the horse barn today, along with bunches of other people. Seems we were all taking advantage of a day off to come play with our horses. 
It's pretty dry out there right now and we are all a bit gritty from all the flying dust. It must have been miserable for E. in the round pen, standing in the middle of the dust cloud:
Curly was fairly cooperative today and continues to work hard for E. in the pen. She still has to tie reins to the saddle to help with the head position, though. But he is getting better.
You can see in the picture above that he is losing weight nicely. That's also our new saddle on his back - used but decent quality. Next we purchase reins, bit and saddle pad.
Because of Curly's lack of training, E. has been using two hands on the reins. This gives her more control and power when trying to get him to turn. She still has to put quite a bit of muscle into all their riding. Maybe by the end of summer it will be easy.....
It's pretty dry out there right now and we are all a bit gritty from all the flying dust. It must have been miserable for E. in the round pen, standing in the middle of the dust cloud:
Curly was fairly cooperative today and continues to work hard for E. in the pen. She still has to tie reins to the saddle to help with the head position, though. But he is getting better.
You can see in the picture above that he is losing weight nicely. That's also our new saddle on his back - used but decent quality. Next we purchase reins, bit and saddle pad.
Because of Curly's lack of training, E. has been using two hands on the reins. This gives her more control and power when trying to get him to turn. She still has to put quite a bit of muscle into all their riding. Maybe by the end of summer it will be easy.....
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