Week 23

Tuesday: 3 hours at Sunnyluck Farms. Rode Mercedes, round penned DG, and rode Dare. Then 2 hours at Laughing Buck Farm. Gave mini pony lessons to preschoolers and worked with desensitizing Lady and Sassy to a sheet for Halloween so that they can be ghosts. Neither could care less, but the other horses thought that the sheet was eating Lady and Sassy and kept running up to the fence to 'help'.

DG starting to give to the bit

B riding Lady with the sheet trailing behind

Sassy with the sheet

Friday: 2 hours at Sunnyluck Farms. Rode Mercedes, and then rode Buster, who I am officially leasing! He's one of the most finished horses there and he's a blast to ride. I can't wait to further refine my riding with his help.

Buster!
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Week 22

Tuesday: 3 hours at Sunnyluck Farms. Rode a horse that Sabrina just got back in a trade named Mercedes, she was super good. Then round penned DG with her head tied so that she can start learning how to give to pressure with the bit. After that, I rode Hollywood. Then spent 2 hours at Laughing Buck Farm giving lessons to two little girls.

Mercedes peeking through her stall after our ride.

Thursday: 3 hours at Sunnyluck Farms. Rode Hollywood and loped lines with him, cleaned stalls, and led Fiona for her first ride!

Friday: 4 hours at Sunnyluck Farms. Rode Mercedes, rode Apple, and round penned DG with her head tied.

DG blowing off steam before I tie her head

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Week 21

Tuesday: 3 hours at Sunnyluck farms. Rode DG, and sacked out Fiona with a bag full of aluminum cans. Then worked with the ponies at Laughing Buck Farm for 2 hours and rode Clifford.

Sweaty DG

Sweaty Fiona

Thursday: 2 hours at Sunnyluck Farms. Sacked Fiona out again, and then Sabrina ponied her. We're hoping to have someone get on her for her first ride this week.

Friday: 2 hours at Sunnyluck Farms. Groomed, clipped, and braided tails, and rode Hollywood working on rollbacks.

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Week 20

This past weekend I hurt my wrist and have not been able to do my regular work this week because of it, so this post is not going to be quite the same as most of them.

I spent the week catching up on things that I do not need to move my wrist for, like finishing my 4-H record book for the year (the 4-H year ends this month) and writing up the community service project that my club does. I'm also working on a website for my horse services. For now, it will only offer things that I know I am experienced enough to do and expect payment for, and as I grow as a trainer, I will begin offering more services. Hopefully it will be up soon.