Nova’s Notebook – I Started Riding in Fall 2008

August 30, 2007Posted inNOVA
Nova got kicked in the knee while in the pasture. She came limping up to Jenny dragging her leg.  We got the vet out, xRays were taken and a splint was put on her leg. They couldn't see anything, but didn't want to take a chance. Poor Nova had to stay in a stall in the hummid summer heat. Barb climbed up on the stall and mounted a fan so it would point down.  Nova laid in her stall quite a bit. We took the splint off and couldn't see…

Nova’s Notebook- Nova and Barb Show In Model Class!

August 13, 2006Posted inNOVA
August 12, 2006 was the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Association Breed sponsored horse show.  Last year Barb told me that she wanted to show Nova in the model class.  I was thrilled.  In just under a year, here it was time to actually make this wish a reality.   Barb had practiced with Nova. Jenny had trained Nova to be a model horse -stretch out and walk beside her (etc.) like a good model horse should.   Barb and I tried on the show halter the night before the horse show.  Whoops! …

Nova’s Notebook – The Beginning

January 13, 2006Posted inNOVA
Pat Parelli is always telling us how he's got yearlings on up that have happily learned the level 1, 2 and 3 tasks. Since Nova is at Pine Dell boarding stable, I decided that she should become a level 3 baby. I've given Jennifer Vaught this task. This is what she looks like at 18 months! Jenny has fallen into the "I Love Nova" club. Jenny reports that Nova is bright and light. Nova is fox trotting and trotting during her training sessions. We've not seen any sign of the…

Nova Notebook – Early Days at Pine Dell Farm

December 27, 2005Posted inNOVA
Did I mention that Nova has learned to walk on water and escape from the pasture. That was when the water was ice. Then she learned to walk on real water and escape from the pasture too. The fence guy showed up today. Thank Goodness. When Nova comes home from Pine Dell, she won't be able to escape. Fast forward to Pine Dell. A new training horse is kept in a stall for a day or two while it gets accustomed to the routine. Then the horse is let out…