On a visit to For the Horse Ranch, I got to see Jenny ride Lucky Star. He's an ideal horse for me. He would rather stop than go. When he does go, it's very very smooth. I got to see him spook a couple of times. Once, he just froze and looked at the scary monster. The other time, he crouched down with his hind legs and then scooted about 8 steps. There was never any suspension in the scoot. It's often suspension that gets the rider off. My horse…

Last time I told you how Lucky Star fell in love with Dazzle. He was smitten by her. Dazzle is a beautiful dapple bucksking mare with blaze, white foot and foot long eyelashes.  Turns out, Dazzle was smitten by Lucky Star too.  They became a couple.  Unfortunately, Lucky Star and Dazzle are rather bossy horses. They decided to keep the round bale to themselves. They decided not to let the other horses in their pasture eat the round bale.  Lilly, Cappy, and Outlaw were looking longingly at the hay. They…

Lucky Star decided to help Jedi with his natural horsemanship training with Jenny Vaught today.  Neither Lucky Star or Jedi had ever considered someone would ask them to cross over such a big log.  Lucky was certain that Jedi was being asked to cross over the log and not him. But he was willing to help Jedi discuss it. These small logs were not such a big deal.  Lucky Star wanted in on the action.  He thought it was great fun to help Jenny with her rope skills. Lucky Star…