So I had my wisdom teeth out last Friday and the last day I got to ride Vin was Tuesday. We allow Vinnie to be used in the lesson program at our barn for a price reduction in boarding and when I went to the barn last night, the riding instructor Anna was there. She said that Vinnie was a real jerk on Friday. He bucked when one of the girls asked him to canter (which he never does!) and was being a general pain in the butt. We are used to him being stubborn, but not like that. She had choked it up to the horses not being able to get out in the pasture because of the crappy weather we have had lately. So I was interested to see how he would act when I rode him last night.
Little butt-head was a dream to ride! We worked on bending to the left and he was attentive the entire time. We worked on an even consistent canter and canter transitions and it was wonderful. We had a really fun time! So I came to a conclusion: I think he missed me!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The Barn and New Vinnie Pics
We took some new pics of Vinnie with my new camera and some pictures of some of the other horses as well.
This is Ace. He is a Tennessee Walker and a big baby. I call him Bubba because his bottom lip is huge and hangs open all the time!
This is Leah, one of the girls who boards at the barn.
Lex is the only Mini at the barn. He belongs to Larry's mom. He is super fuzzy and cute in the winter:)
Vinnie in his stall. The dark horse behind him is Chewey.
My two boys!
This is Leah, one of the girls who boards at the barn.
Lex is the only Mini at the barn. He belongs to Larry's mom. He is super fuzzy and cute in the winter:)
Vinnie in his stall. The dark horse behind him is Chewey.
My two boys!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
He is ours!!!
We bought Savy today!! The boy is a dream to ride. We have some ground work to do but he will come around, he just hasn't been worked with in a while. I am so excited and happy! I cannot wait to bring him home. He is not up-to-date on all his shots so we have to have him get a coggins and rabies shot - it will probably be able a week or two before we can get him to Prarie Star. I CAN"T WAIT!!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Gentle Savage
Kyle and I are going to look at another horse this weekend. His name is Gentle Savage and he is a 17 hh saddlebred. The family took him in from thier neighbor who was getting a divorce. The neighbor wanted them to find him a good home. They said he is dead quiet even though he hasn't been ridden much in the last two years. Hopefully this goes better than our last horse-looking trip. Wish us luck!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Spent two hours with Vinnie last night
Vinnie and I had the arena to ourselves last night which is unusual with the crappy wet weather we have had. Everyone is inside. I realized that if I wait until 7, usually everyone is gone by then. So I on days when I want to do some serious work, after 7 is the time to do it:)
We spent a lot of time working on bending and moving clockwise. He is definitely stiffer going that way and really needs the work. He can barely pick up the canter. We worked on a lot of serpentine's and circles. I also did some canter transition work. He is really getting better now that he is being ridden constantly. I think he is just so used to getting away with things with the lesson students so it's good to have that consistency when I ride him.
I am amazed every day at how amazing he is as a horse in terms of temperament. Nothing fazes this horse. Despite his stubbornness, you could ride him backwards and he would just think "whatever". I fall in love with him more every day:)
We spent a lot of time working on bending and moving clockwise. He is definitely stiffer going that way and really needs the work. He can barely pick up the canter. We worked on a lot of serpentine's and circles. I also did some canter transition work. He is really getting better now that he is being ridden constantly. I think he is just so used to getting away with things with the lesson students so it's good to have that consistency when I ride him.
I am amazed every day at how amazing he is as a horse in terms of temperament. Nothing fazes this horse. Despite his stubbornness, you could ride him backwards and he would just think "whatever". I fall in love with him more every day:)
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
My dumped butt
Kyle and I went to look at a horse on Sunday. I had been all excited about this horse because, from all accounts from the owner, he seemed perfect for what I was looking for. So much for that...
We got there and the horse seemed quiet enough and did when when the friend of the owner rode it. Then I got on. 2 second later I was off. Apparently, the horse gets a little excited when on a loose rein, a fact that the owner failed to tell me before I got on. Then she asked if I was still interested to which I said "I think we are going to go now."
Everyday, I am more and more thankful for Vinnie. He is such a good boy and an amazing horse. It will be hard to find another one that measures up to him.
We got there and the horse seemed quiet enough and did when when the friend of the owner rode it. Then I got on. 2 second later I was off. Apparently, the horse gets a little excited when on a loose rein, a fact that the owner failed to tell me before I got on. Then she asked if I was still interested to which I said "I think we are going to go now."
Everyday, I am more and more thankful for Vinnie. He is such a good boy and an amazing horse. It will be hard to find another one that measures up to him.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Thanksgiving dinner revisted
Since Kyle and I went home for thanksgiving, I decided to remake thanksgiving dinner for him this weekend. He loves thanksgiving and the leftovers which we did not get this year. Our local grocery stores were pretty competitive with Turkey deals before thanksgiving so we ended up getting 2 11lb birds for $.39/lb!
I made a shopping trip before we left to get the thanksgiving food deals so this is what we had:
11 lb turkey $4.55
bag of potatoes $1.99
6 cans of green beans $2.34
2 cans of cream of mushroom $.50
1 can of french fried onions $.75
Hawaiian rolls $2.50
stuffing $.99
bag of carrots $1.00
quart of half and half $1.19
frozen peas $.69
Total = $16.50
We will have leftovers tomorrow and Monday. Plus I made 2 turkey pot pies (each one should last for 2 meals) and froze them for dinners later. This means we have 7 meals for about $2.35 a piece!
I made a shopping trip before we left to get the thanksgiving food deals so this is what we had:
11 lb turkey $4.55
bag of potatoes $1.99
6 cans of green beans $2.34
2 cans of cream of mushroom $.50
1 can of french fried onions $.75
Hawaiian rolls $2.50
stuffing $.99
bag of carrots $1.00
quart of half and half $1.19
frozen peas $.69
Total = $16.50
We will have leftovers tomorrow and Monday. Plus I made 2 turkey pot pies (each one should last for 2 meals) and froze them for dinners later. This means we have 7 meals for about $2.35 a piece!
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