Sue – How Do You Do!

I had fun tonight on Sue. I was able to relax. I had someone telling me what to do. I didn't have to rely on myself to figure out what to do. I had a task. I had people to chat with as I zipped around. All those are good things. In the warm up tonight I think we have the rope throwing done..except she still flinched when I threw it over her while clamoring in the trailer. I used lots of treats tonight when she accepted the rope touching…

I haven't played with Sue for almost a week. My life with humans got in the way. Sue thought about not coming up to me. She stayed outside the round pen instead of coming inside. Finally, she decided that she could be caught and came on in her stall. We went to Pine Dell and went through our long warm-up "friendly" games. We chatted with other people and just had a nice time. Then it came time for the bridle...Sue is hard to bridle. She doesn't open her mouth. I…

My personal life won the battle for time this past week. I only saw lovely Sue in the distance. One night this week, I stepped out my front door and there was Sue. She came up and smelled my hand. Then she left. I was pleased. Today, the chiropractor came to work on Velvet and Isabel. she saw Sue for the 1st time. She said Sue was "portly" or maybe she said "chubby". Guess Sue shouldn't be on the rich grass so long and I should ride her more...I wish!…

Tonight, I got the salve out. I feed the three and locked the corral. I have plans for tonight. I got into the stall with Sue and doctored her tail and some minor rain rot spots on her rear. I don't know why her tail isn't itchy. Those spots where the skin came off surely itched at one time...but she still has a thick black tail. Sue appreciated me working with her tail. More big brownie points for me. I asked her if she is enjoying her new home. She…

Don't you believe all the myths about the Fox Trotter can't canter. Sue believed them. She's held back for many a year. She will not canter when a person is riding her, because she has believed the theory. I saw her gallop this morning. It was a special joyous event. I opened up the other half of the pasture and the horses were ecstatic. JR and Isabel galloped over to the west side. Sue trotted. I went to the barn and rattled the feed buckets. Isabel and JR galloped back…