Riding again.

So Wyatt is back to under saddle work and so far he seems fine in his back. Today we did have a pretty long session, since Wyatt has a bit of energy! We had a good twenty minutes of being silly, so we went back to the round pen and then got back on track. After a good 15 minutes of the round pen I got back on Wyatt and finished with a nice work out in the arena. It will definitely take a few weeks to get back on track, but I am happy Wyatt is feeling good and heading in the right direction:)

Just in time

Wyatt's new rain sheet just arrived! Good thing, tomorrow looks like rain. We get to see how well it works:)
On Saturday, I am putting a saddle on wy and will work him a bit in the side reins. So far he has done wonderful with recovery, so Saturday will be a step up in his work with a riding session to soon follow ( hopefully).

New Year

Well, to ring in the new year, we have rain :( I'm glad we got a good workout in yesterday. The weather was so nice and Wyatt got a good 45 min. session. We started in the round pen and then did a bit of lunging in the large arena. After we took him off the lunge line, we let him stretch out. He was VERY happy to take a few laps on his own! He is looking very good. It looks like today will be a rest day:)
See you soon, Sarah!

Doing Well

Hi Sarah!
I hope you are having a good holiday. Just wanted to let you know, Wyatt is doing well. With the warm up, has come the mud....and you know what that means:) I think Wyatt and Justin have a bet going on.....who can look the most like a mud puddle.
Today Wyatt was very good in the round pen. He started off a bit moody, but then worked out of it! I think he was mad that he could see the others eating hay.
It seems his back is doing well. I guess we have one more week, and then I can put the saddle on him.
I plan to ground work him with the saddle a few days, before getting on him.....just to see how his back reacts.

Happy New Year!

Walk, Walk, Whoa....Now do it again.

Wyatt is the type of guy that just wants to do his job, but doesn't understand why there is a need for some things. Walking in the round pen ( or even under saddle out in the pasture) is just not on his top list of things that are necessary and he doesn't really see the point. So, today, being that the ground was so hard....I really just wanted to do a lot of long walking with him...but on the lead to start, he was way to fresh. So, I went to the round pen thinking: lets see if he can listen at a walk. Usually in the round pen, Wyatt wants to go...trot, trot, trot, no walking..no listening to whoa....and he is not happy with the lunge whip!
Today, though, we had a break through....He stayed at a walk, turned directions when asked, when asked to whoa he did ( okay at first it took about 5 times of asking, but then he agreed it was time to whoa) and by the time we were done he was in complete attention of what I was asking of him and was listening to me! This is a big step, since walking is NOT his thing! So, now we were ready to walk on the lead...without me being drugged about. He was calm and listening....I like to talk, so he kept giving me the cocked ear and stayed in my stride. Maybe I was just boring him into a walk....but I like to think he was enjoying the chat:)
I will give today an A+

Today's Equine Fix - the Whaddon Chase Boxing Day Hunt

First Show Season Results

In 2009, we went to the New Classic Horse Show series in Cartersville.  It was quite a successful season - we came in second over fences and sixth on the flat.