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Monday evening it wasn’t raining. Bill attached the bush-hog (a big mower) to the tractor and I spent two hours mowing over half of the boys’ paddock. As I exited the field I left the big gate open. My plan …
(Picasso and Socs were recently brought to our farm for tricks and liberty work by their owner.)
This afternoon should be interesting. We’ll have three people (me, Ciara and Bill) to work with three horses: Zelador, Picasso and Socs. Zela
Zelador has developed an annoying “trick” while I’m riding him. If he thinks it’s time to finish our session (when I halt or rein back) he’ll move his head to the ground, preparing to bow. From where I sit, it …
“If you want the horse to change what it’s doing, then you need to change what you’re doing.” I KNOW that! I just have to do it!
Zelador is extremely happy going to the right at all paces. Going to …
It’s the 18th of June and when you have a barn full of horses you’re either almost out of hay or have tons left over from last year. There doesn’t seem to be an in-between option. I talked to our …
Bill reported the abuse via the computer to the OSPCA Sunday and several people answered my desperate cry for help. On Tuesday evening a wonderful neighbor talked with us and said: call the police. Tell them the trainer is never …
