Lucky Star and Susan First Ride

We had a five day Natural Solutions Horse Camp with Tony and Jenny Vaught on 3/26 thru 3/30.  We did groundskill tasks in the morning and in the afternoon, we were ready to ride. Gulp.  Although I wasn't nervous about riding Lucky Star for the first time, I was nervous.  There was nothing to worry about, but it was my first time to ride him.  I just wanted to get the first ride started and feel comfortable. After I get that "comfortable feeling" on a new horse, I'm ready to…

Savvy

Savvy means talent, mastery, skill, knack, understanding, clever, quick, etc.  You learn  "Savvy" when you are student with Tony and Jennifer Vaught.  http://forthehorse.org Savvy is a lifelong pursuit. Savvy is your horse journey. OnLine- Handler plays with horse on various lengths of line from 12' to 45' and teaches them extraoridinary maneuvers.  The Spanish Riding School believes that true respect and teaching begins on the ground. This is where extraordinary results begin. At Liberty - The line is removed and horses and humans relate with no strings attached.  Students learn…

Daisy Mae AKA Sheyna

Does this horse look like Sage?  I've been struck many times on how Sheyna looks like Sage. But, I thought it was a grey mare kind of thing. I got a look at her registration papers today.  Her real name is Rich Daisy Mae.  Her grandfather is Sage's sire!  She came from R.L. Lewis of Butler, Mo. That's where Sage and Velvet came from.  I'll have to look at Sage's papers to see what else they have in common.  And, here's something else.  On her dam's mother's side comes the…

Who Needs a Young Snorty Green Horse?!

Velvet was a been-there-done-that snorty horse today.  You know that long rumble snort that could mean, "I'm getting ready to take the saddle and sky rocket to another universe" snort. I don't remember Velvet snort-rumbling in a long time.  Then she became a show horse and arched her neck.  Oh, I bet she and I were a gorgeous sight. The cause - two adorable mini horses running in a pasture. Velvet and I were out alone at Pine Dell and we decided to take a stroll off the property.  What…

Do I Look Over 60!

Finally the stars aligned in the sky and I was able to ride with a friend at Holden Lake Park.  Turns out, it's easy to find, pretty flat and beautiful.  It's only fifteen miles from where I live. Velvet and I had arrived earlier and were saddled and ready to go.  My friend pulled up and was busy getting her horse ready to ride.  Velvet was ready to ride and I was standing beside the little gravel road in the park. A car pulls up and stops beside me.  A…

Sheyna

Karen Moulis asked me to help her out with Sheyna. Sheyna is a Missouri Fox Trotter mare that got to be owned by Pine Dell Farm when her owner couldn't pay the board. Also Sheyna was too much horse for her green owner.  We don't think Sheyna was ever owned by anyone that understood her personality. Sheyna is a sensitive right brain extrovert. She wants badly to please her person.  She's never been taught about slow speeds, medium speeds and fast speeds.  The answer for her is to fly into the wind!  She knows…