Solo has again had unscheduled time off. I wrote the previous post on Jan 31st and I did get to ride Solo that afternoon. He was a good boy and I walked and trotted in the arena with a helper on the ground. I was excited to have him ‘going̵

The day of my last entry, I rode Solo in the afternoon at walk and trot in the arena. I rode him with another horse, however, he was a bit sticky and kept stopping and starting and throwing his head back at me when I leant forward to get off his back

OK, so the progress this week was so disheartening that I couldn’t bring myself to blog about it. He had Monday off, then on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I lunged him without tack to let his withers heal. To keep his interest, I put a pole o

The photo is a cheater from last week when we were lunging him without tack. I started the week on Monday with a horse shopping day. It was lots of fun, we went to Watson Farms in Priceville where we looked at about thirty, three and four year olds.

I have come to the conclusion that my daily ride on Solo is the make or break point of my day. If my ride on him is good, I am on a high for the rest of the day. If my ride is so, so, then I tend to be thoughtful and spend a lot […]

From Thursday onwards, the week just went from good to better. I had a nice ride on Friday – usual ’round in circles’ both on and off the line, but it felt like he was enjoying it more, and discussing it less. On Saturday when we we

The horses are all home from Florida. We arrived back yesterday at three in the morning and today I need to drive back down to Florida pick up the house trailer. This means I don’t get to ride Solo before I leave. Solo has been in work while I

It would appear that our boy is finally ‘over the hump’. He has not looked back – he continues to enjoy his work more every day, and trots forward with a greater degree of enthusiasm and confidence, by the minute. While I have been

Solo cantered beautifully yesterday and today he is having a well earned day off. It was the first day that Selena and I have both been there together in about four months. We lunged him and then loose schooled him a little in the indoor arena. He is

This time Solo didn’t stagnate while I was away. This time his education continued without interruption. I was away for a full week, my two students stabled at Chesterland and both young riders schooled cross country with Bruce Davidson, then c