Showing posts with label Zip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zip. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Riding on the Road
It's been a long winter and we haven't been able to ride much other than in the field or the half frozen ring. We took the horses on the road for the first time this month. It was so nice to be out and about!
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| T on Booger and me on Rooster |
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| T on Jazzy and me on Rooster |
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| T on Moose and me on Rooster |
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Bareback and Bridleless
They have become quite the team!
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| Just a neck rope for some steering |
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| He makes it look so easy |
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| Cleared it by a mile |
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| Strolling |
Monday, August 26, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
4H Regionals
This month has been very busy with 4H. The Production Regionals show was held on August 2nd. T showed our 2 year old Gypsy Cob gelding, Twister.
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| In the holding area waiting for their class |
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| Waiting for the Judge |
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| A blue ribbon and Master Showman |
Off to States we go with Twister!
Yesterday was the Performance Show. T qualified for Barrels, Poles & Keyhole with Moose for Horse, Senior Rider. Lots of competition and really good riders.
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| Poles |
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| Barrels |
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| Keyhold |
She got second in Poles and second in Keyhole which qualified her in both classes for States. So that's two for us for States this year.
Congrats to this great team!!! Zip will probably be retired after this year. He's definitely earned it.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Grand Champ
T had a 4H show yesterday. Despite the 90 degree heat, she and Zip rocked. 3 blues and Grand Champion for the division. Proud of my girl!!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
In Action
We had a 4H horse show on Saturday and I took lots of pics. T tied for Grand Champion in her division with one of her friends. This is one of my favorite shots from the day. I love the way the sunlight hits Zip as T sets him up to start the class.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Kicking up some dirt
The weather on the weekend was awesome and the horses were running around enjoying it.
It's hard to see but all four were running from field to fie.d
Monday, April 29, 2013
Profiles
The three geldings standing under one of the oak trees in the pasture.
Back to front - Zip, Rooster and Twister.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Official Photo from States
The photographer got this in one take. I was impressed! Zip looks awesome!!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Playing in the Creek
I haven't had many chances to ride lately (usually once a week) but when I do, it's usually on the trails and in the creek. Saturday was the hottest day of the year so far and T and I took Rooster and Zip to cool off in the creek. The best therapy in the world!
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Peaceful....
Last weekend I sat in the grass and took pics of the horses quietly grazing in the grass. It was so peaceful...
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Sleepy
The weather has been beautiful and all of the horses have been dozing in the sun.
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| Rooster |
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| Zip aka Moose |
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| Dash |
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| Blondie |
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Riding, riding, riding
Winter is tough for me - I hate the cold - but I do try to ride all winter. Sunday, T and I rode on some of the local roads with 2 other ladies from the barn. A little chilly and windy but a nice ride. I remembered my GPS - 6.7 miles in 2 hours with an average speed of 3.8 mph.
I can't wait for spring!
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Goings On
Phew, time seems to be slipping away from me....the end of the year is always hectic at work and it seems that everything else is crazy too.
So...Tiger came to us with feet that weren't in very good condition. After working with the farrier and discussing with the vet, we all decided that he wasn't going to be the gaming pony we had hoped and we were going to try to find him a good home. Through the power of the Internet and Facebook, we found his former owner from about 10 years ago and we gave him to her. She was thrilled to get him back and we were happy since she already knows his personality and how he rides.
In the meantime, we decided to move back to a farm where we had boarded before that would allow us to work on a project or two and was much better set up for training and conditioning. We moved horses a week and a half ago. Craig and T did most of the packing up while I was at work and it was a pretty smooth transition. Everyone settled in well.
So...an opportunity came up for a quarter pony mare that a friend of ours got when she was 6 months old. Her name is Reba, she's 8 now, very sweet with impeccable ground manners and needs some more saddle time (she was broke by Kenny Harlow and has been in a lesson program recently). She came home on Friday. T has been riding her and she's really happy with her. She's also working with the QH gelding, The Great Diversion (we still haven't come up with a barn name for him). She's going to be busy riding all winter. In the meantime, the vet was at the barn and was checking teeth for me to see who needs to be done. A pleasant surprise - Dash is 8 years old, not the teenager we thought. He's the first horse that is younger than what we thought which is awesome. And T started him on some gaming stuff. That boy can move!!! And she's still working Zip to make sure he doesn't lose too much condition over the winter (show season will be here before you know it!). I've been riding Rooster in the ring and in the woods. We did a 3 hour trail ride on Saturday - beautiful scenery but a tougher ride than I anticipated. He was awesome but we were both pretty tired.
Got a bunch of pics to get through and will get some posted. The temps have dropped and it's been cold even in the sun during the day so I pretty much want to curl up in lots of blankets and stay inside :)
So...Tiger came to us with feet that weren't in very good condition. After working with the farrier and discussing with the vet, we all decided that he wasn't going to be the gaming pony we had hoped and we were going to try to find him a good home. Through the power of the Internet and Facebook, we found his former owner from about 10 years ago and we gave him to her. She was thrilled to get him back and we were happy since she already knows his personality and how he rides.
In the meantime, we decided to move back to a farm where we had boarded before that would allow us to work on a project or two and was much better set up for training and conditioning. We moved horses a week and a half ago. Craig and T did most of the packing up while I was at work and it was a pretty smooth transition. Everyone settled in well.
So...an opportunity came up for a quarter pony mare that a friend of ours got when she was 6 months old. Her name is Reba, she's 8 now, very sweet with impeccable ground manners and needs some more saddle time (she was broke by Kenny Harlow and has been in a lesson program recently). She came home on Friday. T has been riding her and she's really happy with her. She's also working with the QH gelding, The Great Diversion (we still haven't come up with a barn name for him). She's going to be busy riding all winter. In the meantime, the vet was at the barn and was checking teeth for me to see who needs to be done. A pleasant surprise - Dash is 8 years old, not the teenager we thought. He's the first horse that is younger than what we thought which is awesome. And T started him on some gaming stuff. That boy can move!!! And she's still working Zip to make sure he doesn't lose too much condition over the winter (show season will be here before you know it!). I've been riding Rooster in the ring and in the woods. We did a 3 hour trail ride on Saturday - beautiful scenery but a tougher ride than I anticipated. He was awesome but we were both pretty tired.
Got a bunch of pics to get through and will get some posted. The temps have dropped and it's been cold even in the sun during the day so I pretty much want to curl up in lots of blankets and stay inside :)
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