List of things that went great on Saturday and Sunday

• Beau was so good . . .

Deep cold sunny in the paddock windy

Great day in the paddocks 

Spent Time doin our exercises on both days the sun was out keepin us warm I was thinking I woukd take bus blanket off and brush him out too

The view from Beaus paddock is so beautiful

You can see across a wild meadow deep into a forest and a steep hill

I dream of goin thete with him someday soon. The sunlight is filtered through the deep tree s onto the pine needle earth so beautiful

Spending time in his paddock really helps me understand how he spends his time outside.

I moved some ricks we did our backwards walk, turned a few times

On Saturday the new leaser John,  of Kinsey was there. I introduced my self he looks about 65 70 maybe. He had beautiful expensive tall black shiney  boots He said he hadn’t ridden in 3 years.

cold, windy snowy and barn chore weekend

 Saturday afternoon, cute new horse Ruby, she was so adorable when I was talking to her, I talked for a while and she started to do this sweet thing that Duke used to do, where he would move his mouth back to me as I was talking to him. 

Anyway got my boy in the snow and brought him in for sthe night. we got to do some exerciess in the arena and walked around. 

Sunday

Did some chorses, clieaned the english saddle andn brought it back. moved my stuff to Kaylas spot to get some extra room. then realized the Kayla and Kristie really take up too much space. I got the new chest move, patty helped.

Seinna was a bit better this weekend but shes really not that good when I went out to visit her she had her hoof rasied, like maybe painnful. Patty was worried that shoeuld woulddnt come in but as soon as I get beau moving she comes in.

Sunday I walked Beau all over the farm but when we walked near Joleit he getsw way too excitiable.

There was a woman in the arena working out iwth Kensi so I walked the farm instead, Beau is just ok but was good tokday. He looks around, yo would never know how much magnesium I am giving him.

I stayed for 2 hours been working in my gear. Piled my English saddle trying to get the gear organize

Moved my chest to Kayla’s old spot put my stuff on a nail I put onto the wall thete both Kayla and Kristie have 2 times the area of other people. Not fair really but both feel the are entitled to more than everyone else so sad

Kaylee moving to a less expensive barn because she is growing up and needs to pay for her own stuff instead of her parents I guess

New horse came in really cute red mare named Ruby she is in the other side of Beau. I was able to ouch up Beaus feet but he was a bit charge when we got to his stall

Brought apples for Beau Muke and Dusty

I was disappointed to see his over the top moves to get in the stall. I wanted to cross rue him but he was not good handling on Sunday

Quiet weekend Siennas limping

 Saturday Sienna was pretty resistant to any movement not wanting to go in her stall but too sore to do anything too much more. Here Patti is talking to her to get her to go into the stall. She wanted to be outside but her front hoof is too sore. Jack was coming everyday they are waiting on an abcess but I am not so sure that its just an abcess. Well actually on Friday Jack said there is a bruise too.

Beau was out when I got there in the afternoon. around 2 230. He was happy but I knew that if Beau came in that Sienna would feel more comfortable

I took him into the arena, hes lost alot of the ground work that we had done so well last year. hes treat spolt so I need to shift because hes too motivated by a snack. and he wants to play so much. Hes stopping on cue ok hes listening ok. A few weeks ago he broke off the lead that I was lunging him. REally was a bit disapointed.

Goal to walk in the woods is not going so well. I may just have to do it, walk the road. Hes pushy and he bolts off my lines. 

Had gone to NEER North to donate a saddle and tack. 

 

Saturday, deep mud, wet, blue sky horses were out

 Beautiful day to go over to the barn.

Patti was there working with Siennas hoof, she was not doing good. I was looking at her feet and they were sort of un even. I wonder what is going on with her feet.

Patti uses a blanket that is suppose to sort of soothe a horse when you put it on. I might go look at it and see if it’s something that we should do.

the horses were outside, it was nice out just so muddy and wet. I walked up to the paddock at the top of the hill, I really like that hes up there next to Kayla's horse, Honeybee. 

He is wearing a blanket that Krystyn had, it was dirty but it’s comfortable. I offered to buy it off of Krystyn, she was going to let me know how much. We will see if she texted me back.

As I was walking down from the paddock, Beau sort of is pushy but if I keep him busy and not have a chain on him I keep him occupied, his mind is sharp, he needs to be doing stuff.

Took his dirty blanket off and brushed it out.

Brought him into his stall while Patti was working with Sienna.

Snacks for everyone

In the arena we worked on our exercises and made alot of working on standing at the mounting block.

After a cuple of the times waiting patiently at th e block. we did the last one walking around and as I was stepping down from the block, Beau kicked the block so hard it scared him and he ran quickly around.
I did get to round him a few times on either Saturday or Sunday but the other day he was not as good a listener when I asked him to move around me as a lunge.

Snowy Sunday 30s

 Went grocery shopping 10am  the snow was coming down hard

Patti went over in the morning, gave Beau some snacks. so I did nt see her that day.

The snow came earlier than expected, it was suppose to be later in the day but the ride over at 12 was really slipperty and thes now was sticking.

I went over was not going to stay long, the snow was forecasted to come down hard that aftenrooon.
When I drove over it was pretty slippery and I thought I would just let Beau run around, and I woud do his supplements.

Kristin had Kinsey ready to lunge on those funny lines 

I had 3 lbs bag of apples 🍎 a bag of carrots 🥕 a few oatmeal bars

Here is some of my supplement lay out. I have begun to keep his supplements in a special drawere, in a plasitic zip bag, with little plastic fold over sandwich bags. i put in 2 bars of Irish spring and weighted the drawer with 2 containers of cosequin so I dont have it in my truck.

I gave every horse a snack even the goats, I gave theem the dried apple chips theywere so cute.

In the arena we did some walking but not as much as we did last year. I saw that Beau is a bit of a pushy He was very attentive to doing his exercises. I want to in the future get him back to doing some walking before he does his toutines for backwards, and turns. But while Kristin was putting Kinnsey back after her work out. I walk with him some but he is excelling in listening to me at the mounting block this could really payoff. He doesnt stop excactly the way I want and I saw a youtube training video of havng a pole on the ground or to walk to the wall and then stop.

I can try it next week.

but what he is doing the absolute best is the standing still on the mounting blck.

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Besu was cute I took him out after Kristin he was a good follower