Why Do I Torture Myself??

I have another winter project!

Winter seems to be the time when I really start working with my own horses.

Mel - 2005/2006

Hank - 2006/2007

Riley - 2007/2008

And now 2008/2009 three winter projects Haha at least it keeps me busy!!

I got Bussy in summer 2006. She was bred to The Joy of Money for a May 2007 foal. She ended up having Boo (Bustin' Out The Money) I didn't rebreed her in 2007 and she didn't catch this year. So instead of being a lazy fat ol' broodmare I've started working with her!

When I got her I was told that I shouldn't try riding her. Her previous owner had bought her as a broodmare but wanted to see what see was like under saddle. I guess she almost reared over backwards when they asked her to go forward.

She has never given me any problems in the couple of months that I've been working her. She's never offered to buck or rear. I've been taking it slow with her. I did some ground work and lunging and ground driving. She never had a problem with any of it. She just likes to go sometimes. She stays in gait though and OMG she is going to be a blast to ride when she's going good! She stands like a rock for me to get on and just stands there until I ask her to move. And when I do ask her to move she's quite content to just dog walk.

She still needs work. She doesn't turn great and she's not always sure about going forward, and she's inconsistent. That'll all come with time though. She's very willing and sweet about everything. I really love this mare!

No one was around to take pictures with me up so I had to settle for ones on the lunge line.

2 For 2!

Two days of having a blog and I've had something to write each day. This won't last too long...

Lately I've been trying to ride Fini. I haven't done anything with him since July or August last year... I've been better though in September and October especially this last week. I rode him 5 days a week! Haha it was a miracle. He's not going great yet. He's just used to pacing around his pen doing whatever. He's not in shape yet. But he will be! The plan is to show him next year. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he'll do good this winter and be ready in spring. It's the first year that I'm actually allowed to show him! I'm excited!

Well I might as well start too....

I've decided to start blogging! I don't know why exactly... I don't know if I'll have time but I've decided to start!

First off I'll start with some good news!

In August I got a new mare. Her name is Performance In Dixie. She is sired by A Comand Performance and out of a Pride Of Midnight daughter. She's a half sister to '96 WGC He's Puttin' On The Ritz as well as I'm In Command. She was started as a two year old but then sold. Once she was sold she became a broodmare. She's had nine foals since 1996 mainly sired by The Skywatch.

Well since I've got her I've decided to restart her. She's such a sweetheart and very easy to work with. She has her little quirks. She doesn't like to be caught and she's quite sensitive about things flapping around her head. Other than that though she's been really good. She's starting to get in shape a tiny bit and has been getting a much better gait since I started riding her. She's starting to stretch out those muscles that she hasn't used in a while. She's still got a baby belly waddle though! Haha that will take a while to go away if it ever does!I'm not 100% sure what my plan for her is yet. It all depends on how she does this winter with her training. I would like to get at least one baby from her. I'm planning on breeding her to Fini (The Final Legacy) in the spring. And maybe for the summer she can be a lesson pony! I'm hoping to do the required courses so I can become an Equine Canada Level 1 Certified Coach in both English and Western and I'm also looking into Saddle Seat. So hopefully I'll be doing more lessons next year and if everything goes good this winter she might work out really nice!

There is a bit of bad news this week though :(

On Monday morning when I went out to feed I found BOGO dead. He was a palomino yearling gelding that I had got from Deb Jack. He's the one who's mother came up from Tennessee as a two year old and had a foal. We never knew who his sire was. I was quite heartbroken when I found him. I was very excited about starting him and seeing what he'd be like under saddle. He was so cute and he would have been the perfect size for some little kid. He'll be greatly missed.

We took him to the vet for an autopsy so we knew what had happened. He had a twisted gut :(

Well I'm off to do some updating on the website!!