Tag Archives: horses

Riding in the Wind

By Patty Wilber We had two days of strong winds this week–gusts up to 60 mph they said–but the sun was out and it was over 60F.

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Preparing an Older Horse for the Work Season

Posted on 2204.01 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Cometa is 25 this year. This is him last summer, at 24.

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By Patty Wilber My favorite volunteer activity is trail work with the Back Country Horseman, so it stands to reason that the future show ring cow horse ranch horse, Gette (who is one year old), is also expected to become … Continue reading →

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Ride the Pattern: Ranch Trail

Posted on 2203.18 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber I have always liked the horse show class “trail”. I like helping horses learn to navigate gates, bridges, and poles at all three gaits. I like backing Ls and Hs and Zs. I like tight transitions and … Continue reading →

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Spring Shedding Memes

Posted on 2203.11 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber The onset of springtime is always “fun” as the horses start losing their winter coats and we become inundated with hair. My favorite is when hair on my gloves ends up stuck on my chap-sticked lips when … Continue reading →

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Gette’s First Beer Run

Posted on 2203.04 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Last Friday, Deets went home for the weekend, and Gette came home for the weekend. What fun to have her here! On Sunday, before she went back to Christy’s, we took her for a beer run.

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An Afternoon at the Barn

Posted on 2202.25 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber After a night of snow, the sun was out and the wind was calm, so the horses took the opportunity to snooze it up in the afternoon (35F).

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Smashing…success?

Posted on 2202.18 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber Last weekend was the first New Mexico Buckskin Horse Association all breed training show of the year! (The next one is March 6th). Of course I wanted to go and take a few horses, but the 2004 … Continue reading →

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Wait…It’s Winter?

Posted on 2202.11 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber It had been a mild fall and winter, it is February now, and it is light until nearly 6 pm, so shouldn’t it be warm(ish–like highs in the 40’s or something?) during the day?

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Lucy’s Good Year

Posted on 2202.04 by BlogPatty

By Patty Wilber This last year, Lucy really matured physically, and I often look at her and think how strong and balanced she has become! Yes, yes. Bias all over the place.