atropa
Well-Known Member
Let's face it, Christmas and New Year are well and truly over. It's cold, it's dark, we're all skint and summer seems a lifetime away. I personally am in serious need of motivation after a crap horsey 2016, having 2 horses now in very little work and losing my confidence.
For some reason, hearing and reading about what other people have done with their horses really motivates me to get on with and work with mine, so let's hear about what you've done this week.
On Monday, I tacked up my younger horse and hacked down our farm road on her with my OH on foot for company. She was a tad spooky and snorty but stepped out in a lovely free-flowing walk. We then did a very small amount of schooling and to finish I picked out all 4 of her feet with no major issues. This might not sound like much but it's the first time she's been hacked since September, and we've been having real issues with picking up her legs since then.
Yesterday, I spent a lovely half hour giving my older mare a good groom, doing carrot stretches and starting work on her mental winter mane. I was the last one at the yard, it was -2, I was starving and I wanted to go home but I forced myself to actually spend some quality time with her for once and I really enjoyed it. Again, it doesn't sound like much but we've been having serious 'relationship issues' over the past little while, so it was nice to rebond a little bit.
Tonight, I plan to either ride or lunge one of them in the indoor school, and I'm planning some hacking and schooling again at the weekend.
I think my resolution this year is to make small, positive contributions to my relationships with my horses every day and hope that it adds up to a big change in my horsey 2017.
What have you been up to?
For some reason, hearing and reading about what other people have done with their horses really motivates me to get on with and work with mine, so let's hear about what you've done this week.
On Monday, I tacked up my younger horse and hacked down our farm road on her with my OH on foot for company. She was a tad spooky and snorty but stepped out in a lovely free-flowing walk. We then did a very small amount of schooling and to finish I picked out all 4 of her feet with no major issues. This might not sound like much but it's the first time she's been hacked since September, and we've been having real issues with picking up her legs since then.
Yesterday, I spent a lovely half hour giving my older mare a good groom, doing carrot stretches and starting work on her mental winter mane. I was the last one at the yard, it was -2, I was starving and I wanted to go home but I forced myself to actually spend some quality time with her for once and I really enjoyed it. Again, it doesn't sound like much but we've been having serious 'relationship issues' over the past little while, so it was nice to rebond a little bit.
Tonight, I plan to either ride or lunge one of them in the indoor school, and I'm planning some hacking and schooling again at the weekend.
I think my resolution this year is to make small, positive contributions to my relationships with my horses every day and hope that it adds up to a big change in my horsey 2017.
What have you been up to?