Stardust & Sandy

Arena convergence

Arena convergence

The weather handed us 48 beautiful hours this weekend. So, we pulled out the drag and suddenly, we had a riding-lunging convergence! It’s a blast to sample the equivalent of “fresh powder” for snow skiers. For my final tractor-drag runs, I like to leave long diagonal...

DYI artist’s horse experiment

DYI artist’s horse experiment

Photo: Kalinda Livingston Interesting what you can do with phone camera settings these days: grow horse noses, blow up face stars, redefine “single file”. When the willows in the background turn orange-tipped like this, spring is on the way. So happy the warm winds...

88 hours of snow and cold at a stable

88 hours of snow and cold at a stable

A newscaster pointed out this morning that Colorado’s Front Range endured 88 hours of snow and cold. My, where does the time go? If you have a horse stable, it goes into preparation before the storm and snow-response during and after the storm. After months without...

These blondes had cabin fever

These blondes had cabin fever

Sandy spies her horse friends having fun. It takes a certain amount of determination to get out on the horses after two snowstorms, even though the temperatures hovered in the mid-30’s here. I forgot to factor in horsey cabin fever, which made for a spirited ride on...

Beautiful day in the neighborhood

Beautiful day in the neighborhood

Cayla Stone's lesson group tries a jumping exercise that required lots of transitions and tight turns. Yours truly on Sandy, my older palomino Morgan mare, aka: Poudre River Stable's Chief Executive Mental Health Professional. You couldn't ask for a more beautiful day...

Progress report: Stardust has all her gaits

Progress report: Stardust has all her gaits

https://youtu.be/UtvjejtYTZs Progress report: Stardust now has all of her gaits! Great advances since she arrived in April 2017, not very happy about interacting with humans (below). Sandy is the one trying to get in the way of the camera. The little black bonnets are...