Sheyna

March 5, 2012Posted inMissouri Fox Trotter
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…

Not Yet / Not Yet

March 1, 2012Posted inCountry Frank's Lucky Star, Missouri Fox Trotter
I need a warmish sunny day to take my first ride on Lucky Star. So far I've had cold and windy days with 20-40 mph days.  I just don't need that. Lucky Star is staying at the Vaughts for at least two more weeks, maybe the month of March.  We love the personality where he doesn't want to charge forward. That kind of horse is great for me and those who don't like horses that shoot out from under you. But, he does need to have a good solid work…

Whoa, Darn it, Whoa

February 15, 2012Posted inMiscellaneous
Not every horse has the same understanding of Whoa that I do.  I tell my horse to Whoa by leaning back in the saddle just a hair's with, I let all my energy out, I put my legs a little forward.  If my horse doesn't stop, I lift up one rein.  That's what I would like to think that I do.  In reality, I do all of the above, but my hands sneak up and pull with both reins back...just a little.  Your hands work independently of what your outward brain…

Lucky Star’s New Show Outfit

February 13, 2012Posted inCountry Frank's Lucky Star, Missouri Fox Trotter
photo.JPG, a photo by susanfxtrt on Flickr. Lucky Star will attract a lot of attention in this outfit! I can not go to any more Horse Festivals or places where horse vendors hang out.  The owner of the booth where I got this vest clapped this hat on my head and made me look in the mirror. Then he made me buy the hat because the entire outfit is so cool that I would have died not to walk away looking like this. This is what I looked like at…

The Words I’ve Been Waiting to Hear!

February 10, 2012Posted inCountry Frank's Lucky Star, Missouri Fox Trotter
"Lucky Star might be ready for you to ride the next time you come down to the ranch" I was chatting with Jenny today on the phone. She threw that gold nugget into the conversation when I had paused to take a breath. What!  I repeated these exact words to her to make certain she had said them outloud.  "Yes," she said. "Those are the words that I said."  I repeated them again just to make certain I had all the words in order and had not left any out.…

The Cat Hat on the Trail Again

January 22, 2012Posted inMissouri Fox Trotter, Velvet
Hope and I were out in the overcast day with the alleged temperature in the 50's.  I had on nearly 25 lbs of winter wear plus this beautiful cat hat. The cat hat is a phenom.  We've gone on rides, I speak to oncoming riders and they don't speak back.  We've decided it's the cat hat. I just look too weird.  The cat hat is the warmest hat I own.  I insist on wearing it.  I forget that I look weird and still chat with people when we meet them.…