Saturday
Today we had a huge party in celebration of Paco's birthday tomorrow because not everyone would be here tomorrow. It took away from riding time, but it was super fun. But before the party, I worked with Harry. We were doing the same kind of longeing from last week, using the pole, and it was going pretty well. He wasn't running so hard around the pole, but then he started fishtailing out again and didn't want to move back out...sigh. I really don't know what to do with him or why I suck at this so much. But Paco came over and told me to longe him from the bosal like I was a couple months ago, but he still kept fishtailing out, so Paco took him over.
Harry longed perfectly for Paco. =[ It's things like that that make me feel really bad. I don't know what else I could do to get Harry to work for me without thinking I'm a joke.
We bought bell boots for Harry in hopes that they would help him remember his back legs, but it didn't seem like they really did anything at all. He was just okay to ride, but at least he didn't act up. We put down the poles for the figure 8s and walked over them at the end of our ride. He started to even kind of hop over them and I could tell that he really started to like going over them. That made me happy, because the last time that we worked with the poles, which feels like forever ago, he was scared of them. So progress has been made at least in that department.
Sunday
So, the bell boots aren't really working at all. Oh well. At least the set was only $20.
I let my mom work with Harry today while I worked with Brie. We did a lot of bending and flexing and I started trying to teach her to flex while walking, but she more often than not thought that I wanted her to circle. Just tiny flexes is what I'm going for right now. We largo'd a ton and she was just snorting away out of sheer happiness, so I'm glad that she was at least content with what we were doing today. It was overall just a really relaxing ride and makes me so appreciative of everything we've gone through to get to this point. I never thought that I'd be here with Brie!
Nick rode Harry a bit today after my mom did. He basically said the same thing that everyone else did: Harry is a highly anxious horse. And Nick's way of dealing with Harry's anxiety is to circle him on the spot until Harry calms down, even if he's whipping around like a tornado until he calms down. I don't really think this is a great idea, because Harry made himself so dizzy once that he stumbled sideways almost into the wall after coming out of a tornado-spin circle. I'd much prefer to stop and let him calm himself down and continue on the ride. By the end of Nick's ride, Harry was black with sweat, and it was relatively warm enough in the barn, so we decided to wash everyone (with soap!) today. Now maybe they won't be so sticky and stinky! Although I'm sure this hope is futile, especially since the first thing Harry did when he got back in his stall was roll a bazillion times.
But as I was washing him, I got to thinking: maybe we should try a supplement on Harry like we did for Brie. We ordered Brie Smart Paks before (I want to say Mare Magic) when we were out of other options training wise and it worked like magic after only a month. We haven't had to order it again because she's so good now. Maybe something like that would be the way to go with Harry. I know that he doesn't have mean intentions and that he really is just a fearful horse. Maybe if he mellowed out he would be able to focus better.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Day 73
I'm going to try to work on those encyclopedias for you, I promise! I've just been so wiped out after work and was not in the condition to sit down and write this afternoon after horse training and while looking forward to Eclipse.
Making good progress Parelli-wise with Harry. He doesn't quite get the Porcupine Game yet, but he's getting really good at the YoYo game. I'm also trying the Friendly Game a little differently. Today I make like a sideways helicopter with the carrot stick and the string and he kind of got nervous hearing the string hitting the ground each time around, but he didn't do anything about it.
Boy was he a pistol lunging today. He keeps fishtailing out on me! I lunged using the pole, but he would still pull back and slam me into it. Everytime he did that, I started snapping the rein that I was lunging him with, making him back up since that's what he was doing. Paco intervened and said that I was just making him angry and "You have to act like the horse is stupid". He went on to lunge Harry pretty well. Harry doesn't like going one direction though, I forgot which right now, and I'm not sure why, but we have to work on getting over that. He rode beautifully after being tired out from an hour of lunging. He sounded phenomenal, like a little wind up train, on the sound board.
Didn't get to pay attention to Nina. =[ My mom and brother said she was amazing as well and that her gait is coming along really well. Now if we could only get her to keep her head set without using draw reins when warming up, then we'd be set!
I got really fed up with Brie today. It was definitely the disappointment from showing carrying over. She was going really well in the indoor arena. My mom asked that I stop with the cantering because Brie wasn't wanting to gait for her so I gaited around for a while and went to walking before I tried to get her to canter. She took off galloping so after two laps around the arena of trying to make her slow down I got her back to a walk and attempted to do a slower canter. She did pretty well one direction, I forgot which, and kind of okay in the other going back and forth between gaiting and cantering which isn't that great. I walked her around after that for about 10 minutes before I decided that all I wanted to do to end the day was to walk outside to the round pen and back a couple of times and then call it a day.
She wasn't having it. After trying to crush my leg against the side of the barn, I got off angrily before either one of us got hurt by our rash actions and walked her all along the property by hand. She was perfectly fine! It was about a 20 minute walk and by then my mom and brother were done washing Nina and Harry so they came out to watch. We walked back to the barn, I got on, and immediately she starts crowhopping. All I wanted her to do was calmly do once to the round pen and back before quitting but she would freak on either direction until she melted down. I never kicked her before but after having to kick Jimmy to trot at lessons, I kicked her. She was not moving. My mom had to get her on the pisador and lunge her in order to make her move. I was upset by then and we all called it a day after she lunged.
After crying about how Brie isn't good at showing, trail riding, or even being a pasture pet because she's insulin resistant, my mom starting telling me about diabetics and how they get cranky and how Brie might not even be happy most days. It made me feel even worse. I don't know what to do. We had her on that calming supplement, which helped a lot in the indoor but pretty much no where else, so now we're going to look for some insulin resistant medicine/supplement. I'm so upset because I can't do anything for Brie. I don't know what she's good at or what she likes, still, this far into having her. She hates showing. She hates trail riding. All she really likes to do, or hasn't protested about, is riding around the indoor arena. That's nice and all but...I don't know. I feel like I'm failing her. Mom suggesting jumping. I jumped her a couple of times and she didn't really object...I don't know if that means she likes it or is just going along with it. Maybe I'll build a little X jump for her or two and set them up in the outdoor arena and we'll try it.
I just want to find something she's good at that she enjoys and for her to not be cranky.
Making good progress Parelli-wise with Harry. He doesn't quite get the Porcupine Game yet, but he's getting really good at the YoYo game. I'm also trying the Friendly Game a little differently. Today I make like a sideways helicopter with the carrot stick and the string and he kind of got nervous hearing the string hitting the ground each time around, but he didn't do anything about it.
Boy was he a pistol lunging today. He keeps fishtailing out on me! I lunged using the pole, but he would still pull back and slam me into it. Everytime he did that, I started snapping the rein that I was lunging him with, making him back up since that's what he was doing. Paco intervened and said that I was just making him angry and "You have to act like the horse is stupid". He went on to lunge Harry pretty well. Harry doesn't like going one direction though, I forgot which right now, and I'm not sure why, but we have to work on getting over that. He rode beautifully after being tired out from an hour of lunging. He sounded phenomenal, like a little wind up train, on the sound board.
Didn't get to pay attention to Nina. =[ My mom and brother said she was amazing as well and that her gait is coming along really well. Now if we could only get her to keep her head set without using draw reins when warming up, then we'd be set!
I got really fed up with Brie today. It was definitely the disappointment from showing carrying over. She was going really well in the indoor arena. My mom asked that I stop with the cantering because Brie wasn't wanting to gait for her so I gaited around for a while and went to walking before I tried to get her to canter. She took off galloping so after two laps around the arena of trying to make her slow down I got her back to a walk and attempted to do a slower canter. She did pretty well one direction, I forgot which, and kind of okay in the other going back and forth between gaiting and cantering which isn't that great. I walked her around after that for about 10 minutes before I decided that all I wanted to do to end the day was to walk outside to the round pen and back a couple of times and then call it a day.
She wasn't having it. After trying to crush my leg against the side of the barn, I got off angrily before either one of us got hurt by our rash actions and walked her all along the property by hand. She was perfectly fine! It was about a 20 minute walk and by then my mom and brother were done washing Nina and Harry so they came out to watch. We walked back to the barn, I got on, and immediately she starts crowhopping. All I wanted her to do was calmly do once to the round pen and back before quitting but she would freak on either direction until she melted down. I never kicked her before but after having to kick Jimmy to trot at lessons, I kicked her. She was not moving. My mom had to get her on the pisador and lunge her in order to make her move. I was upset by then and we all called it a day after she lunged.
After crying about how Brie isn't good at showing, trail riding, or even being a pasture pet because she's insulin resistant, my mom starting telling me about diabetics and how they get cranky and how Brie might not even be happy most days. It made me feel even worse. I don't know what to do. We had her on that calming supplement, which helped a lot in the indoor but pretty much no where else, so now we're going to look for some insulin resistant medicine/supplement. I'm so upset because I can't do anything for Brie. I don't know what she's good at or what she likes, still, this far into having her. She hates showing. She hates trail riding. All she really likes to do, or hasn't protested about, is riding around the indoor arena. That's nice and all but...I don't know. I feel like I'm failing her. Mom suggesting jumping. I jumped her a couple of times and she didn't really object...I don't know if that means she likes it or is just going along with it. Maybe I'll build a little X jump for her or two and set them up in the outdoor arena and we'll try it.
I just want to find something she's good at that she enjoys and for her to not be cranky.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Day 60
Bobcats and tractors and dump trucks, oh my!
That's what was at the barn today. The owner is digging a very large pond in the back of his house/barn. I'm sure it'll be beautiful when it's finished, but it was a bit of a pain in the butt today.
Nina. Is. A. BRAT.
I don't know whether something happened to her that she doesn't want to give her head to us or if she's just playing games, but she was acting completely unacceptably today. It took me, my mom, and Paco to hold her down to put the bit hanger over her ears and I felt horrible because Paco had to twitch her ear. I'm completely against twitching and sorts of related techniques, I think they're mean and will only harbor mistrust from the horse towards you. While it may help in the short run, I believe the horse will then never want to give you her head because she anticipates being twitched, which will result in more problems.
I've decided not to bring Harry to this show. I don't trust him enough. I feel like that's a valid reason. I don't trust that I'll be able to get through the class with him. I've only had a couple of experiences with him so far riding him with other horses and the majority of those are with Brie and Nina. Today I had an experience with another horse and he wasn't too keen on it. While I would've liked to work with him longer today but I didn't feel completely comfortable with the new horse in the arena and the machinery outside so I only went once around the arena after multiple circles on the far end of the arena.
Brie is ready for show =] Finally! We have to take her off the calming supplement though because apparently it's USEF illegal for shows. I hope she still does well. I have a strategy in my mind: Last year when I won the third place, I didn't have any time to warm her up because I thought I had more time than I really did so we just had to go straight into the class. I'm going to lunge her for a while before my first class, which is Costume, and since I'm usually the only one in that class, it'll be a good way for her to calm down around her surroundings. Hopefully it works! We can only wait and see.
I'm a little worried about Nina at the show. I don't want my brother to get hurt if she gives him a hard time. He needs to gain more confidence and pay attention to everything we tell him about handling a rough horse. Even though she's not "rough", she's still playing games similar to Brie when she was 4 years old. Hopefully we don't make idiots of ourselves trying to get the bit hanger over her head.
Wish me luck!
That's what was at the barn today. The owner is digging a very large pond in the back of his house/barn. I'm sure it'll be beautiful when it's finished, but it was a bit of a pain in the butt today.
Nina. Is. A. BRAT.
I don't know whether something happened to her that she doesn't want to give her head to us or if she's just playing games, but she was acting completely unacceptably today. It took me, my mom, and Paco to hold her down to put the bit hanger over her ears and I felt horrible because Paco had to twitch her ear. I'm completely against twitching and sorts of related techniques, I think they're mean and will only harbor mistrust from the horse towards you. While it may help in the short run, I believe the horse will then never want to give you her head because she anticipates being twitched, which will result in more problems.
I've decided not to bring Harry to this show. I don't trust him enough. I feel like that's a valid reason. I don't trust that I'll be able to get through the class with him. I've only had a couple of experiences with him so far riding him with other horses and the majority of those are with Brie and Nina. Today I had an experience with another horse and he wasn't too keen on it. While I would've liked to work with him longer today but I didn't feel completely comfortable with the new horse in the arena and the machinery outside so I only went once around the arena after multiple circles on the far end of the arena.
Brie is ready for show =] Finally! We have to take her off the calming supplement though because apparently it's USEF illegal for shows. I hope she still does well. I have a strategy in my mind: Last year when I won the third place, I didn't have any time to warm her up because I thought I had more time than I really did so we just had to go straight into the class. I'm going to lunge her for a while before my first class, which is Costume, and since I'm usually the only one in that class, it'll be a good way for her to calm down around her surroundings. Hopefully it works! We can only wait and see.
I'm a little worried about Nina at the show. I don't want my brother to get hurt if she gives him a hard time. He needs to gain more confidence and pay attention to everything we tell him about handling a rough horse. Even though she's not "rough", she's still playing games similar to Brie when she was 4 years old. Hopefully we don't make idiots of ourselves trying to get the bit hanger over her head.
Wish me luck!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Day 49
We were supposed to go out on Saturday, but a wind storm knocked over my tree and we had to get rid of it, as it was laying on the power lines. Not good.
We went out Sunday. I'm just gonna write it in present tense at times, it's easier to remember things.
First thing we see as we drive up to the stable are people outside! Yay! I was mega excited to be able to use the outdoor arena for the first time since winter, it was beautiful out. Ray approaches us and says for us to not ride Harry and Nina because since he's not training next month he wanted to show us what he's been doing with them. So we just brush them off, Brie was SOOO DUSTY by the way, and get Nina first. He has this really rough looking jaquima on her, at least the underpart (I forgot whether it's bosal or barbada, but the part that goes under the chin). He told us that she might get scratched up today but that he doesn't use it all the time. He also was using a different bit on her. He worked Nina really well outside and she had her head set really nicely.
Then I noticed that she was bleeding under the chin from the bosal/barbada. My brother rode her, she was okay, then I rode her. Obviously I didn't want to move my hands or do anything really because all I could think about was that she was bleeding so she wasn't that great.
Ray got Harry next and worked with him. Harry was a little wild, he reminds me a lot of Brie. I rode him really well though, maybe because of Brie, and Ray even gave me compliments on him.
Ray also did this really backwards apology type thing which resulted in my parents considering keeping him as a trainer up until May. We're going to start Harry on the same calming supplement that Brie is on and see if it makes a difference.
Brie was FANTASTIC! Well I mean, she still didn't want me to take her out of the stall, but we rode outside in the arena and she had fun, I think. She didn't want to walk, but I managed to get her to a slow corto. We cantered! It was probably the best cantering experience with her so far because I know what I'm doing now!
Show Update!
Memphis: Week of April 19th
I don't think we're going to bring Nina or Harry to this one. If anything, I'll convince my parents to trailer Brie down there and I'll show her. Otherwise we'll just go and be spectators, which might be kind of fun. I don't know yet.
Spectrum- Miami: Memorial Day Weekend
I'm super looking forward to this one! It's bigger than Nationals, almost as big as the bi-yearly Mundial. Horses are coming in from Puerto Rico and Colombia to compete. Naturally, we'd go as spectators, but it would be one hell of a weekend! I can't wait for this, especially because when we get bored of the show, we can go lay out on South Beach. =]
We went out Sunday. I'm just gonna write it in present tense at times, it's easier to remember things.
First thing we see as we drive up to the stable are people outside! Yay! I was mega excited to be able to use the outdoor arena for the first time since winter, it was beautiful out. Ray approaches us and says for us to not ride Harry and Nina because since he's not training next month he wanted to show us what he's been doing with them. So we just brush them off, Brie was SOOO DUSTY by the way, and get Nina first. He has this really rough looking jaquima on her, at least the underpart (I forgot whether it's bosal or barbada, but the part that goes under the chin). He told us that she might get scratched up today but that he doesn't use it all the time. He also was using a different bit on her. He worked Nina really well outside and she had her head set really nicely.
Then I noticed that she was bleeding under the chin from the bosal/barbada. My brother rode her, she was okay, then I rode her. Obviously I didn't want to move my hands or do anything really because all I could think about was that she was bleeding so she wasn't that great.
Ray got Harry next and worked with him. Harry was a little wild, he reminds me a lot of Brie. I rode him really well though, maybe because of Brie, and Ray even gave me compliments on him.
Ray also did this really backwards apology type thing which resulted in my parents considering keeping him as a trainer up until May. We're going to start Harry on the same calming supplement that Brie is on and see if it makes a difference.
Brie was FANTASTIC! Well I mean, she still didn't want me to take her out of the stall, but we rode outside in the arena and she had fun, I think. She didn't want to walk, but I managed to get her to a slow corto. We cantered! It was probably the best cantering experience with her so far because I know what I'm doing now!
Show Update!
Memphis: Week of April 19th
I don't think we're going to bring Nina or Harry to this one. If anything, I'll convince my parents to trailer Brie down there and I'll show her. Otherwise we'll just go and be spectators, which might be kind of fun. I don't know yet.
Spectrum- Miami: Memorial Day Weekend
I'm super looking forward to this one! It's bigger than Nationals, almost as big as the bi-yearly Mundial. Horses are coming in from Puerto Rico and Colombia to compete. Naturally, we'd go as spectators, but it would be one hell of a weekend! I can't wait for this, especially because when we get bored of the show, we can go lay out on South Beach. =]
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Day 30
The calming supplement is working really well for Brie. She was very responsive and now that I have more of a handle over her I'm working on making a more noticable differnece between her corto and largo. I have a really good feeling about this show season and I'm anxious for it to start.
I also worked with Nina today. While Ray is training her we're not supposed to be riding her, so I played Parelli games with her. I played the Friendly Game and am teaching her the Porcupine Game. I started the Yo Yo game also, but she didn't really grasp that one, so I'll focus on the Porcupine Game until she gets really good at it and then move on to the Yo Yo game.
It's so cold over here, and I'm waiting til snowfall to take some pictures of them playing.
I also worked with Nina today. While Ray is training her we're not supposed to be riding her, so I played Parelli games with her. I played the Friendly Game and am teaching her the Porcupine Game. I started the Yo Yo game also, but she didn't really grasp that one, so I'll focus on the Porcupine Game until she gets really good at it and then move on to the Yo Yo game.
It's so cold over here, and I'm waiting til snowfall to take some pictures of them playing.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Day 29
I didn't get to go to the stable on Saturday. But I went yesterday! So this is a very late (and very short) post.
Brie was absolutely perfect!
She was so good. I got her out of the paddock no problem. She was very calm when I rode her. We even went outside and she had minimal freak outs!
I think it's due to my Parelli training =] and due to the new supplement we got her started on, Calmex-V.
I can't wait for this weekend.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Brie was absolutely perfect!
She was so good. I got her out of the paddock no problem. She was very calm when I rode her. We even went outside and she had minimal freak outs!
I think it's due to my Parelli training =] and due to the new supplement we got her started on, Calmex-V.
I can't wait for this weekend.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Days 27 & 28
I'm getting increasingly exhausted on the weekends and often go to sleep before I write these, so bear with me.
Day 27
When we arrived, Brie and Nina were outside in the paddocks. My mom told my brother that she'd give him ten bucks if he could catch Nina and get on her bareback. He did! And she just stood there. I went over by Brie and she came up to the fence and sniffed me, then proceeded to walk away. Once my brother got off Nina and went back in the stable, I played around with Brie and successfully got the halter on her and lead her back into the stable.
I finished the second disc of the Parelli Level 1 set. I learned the Porcupine game, the Driving game and the Yoyo game. I only got around to plaing the Porcupine game, it's kind of hard to play the other two when we don't have a round pen.
She was just a little crazy. She was very good inside and in the outside arena I discovered that she officially knows how to canter on command! I just have to work on getting her to slow down, because her canter is super super fast, almost like a gallop.
My mom rode her outside and she was pretty crazy. She ran into a few trees.
After all of this, Brie and Nina got their feet done. We flew up a farrier from Florida again, the same guy from last time.
Day 28
I got Brie out of her stall! She didn't even turn around to kick me! Not once! I'm so proud of myself.
The blood was kind of near the soles after the farrier, but he was still there so we asked him about it. He said she was okay so we rode her.
It was an amazing day. She kept at good speeds and she cantered on command again! It wasn't just a trick! My mom rode her and didn't get upset with her. A very good day.
Now we won't be able to ride Nina for a month because Ray is training her. It makes me kind of sad, but we can still play with her. Now I can teach her all of the games! And I have to give Ray some credit. After just a week, Nina is looking much better with her gait and headset.
And those supplements I said I ordered for Brie? yeah they didn't work. So we're trying a new supplement, Calmex-V I think it's called. It has valerian root which is supposed to be really calming, so we'll see how that goes.
Let's just see how she is at the end of the month.
Day 27
When we arrived, Brie and Nina were outside in the paddocks. My mom told my brother that she'd give him ten bucks if he could catch Nina and get on her bareback. He did! And she just stood there. I went over by Brie and she came up to the fence and sniffed me, then proceeded to walk away. Once my brother got off Nina and went back in the stable, I played around with Brie and successfully got the halter on her and lead her back into the stable.
I finished the second disc of the Parelli Level 1 set. I learned the Porcupine game, the Driving game and the Yoyo game. I only got around to plaing the Porcupine game, it's kind of hard to play the other two when we don't have a round pen.
She was just a little crazy. She was very good inside and in the outside arena I discovered that she officially knows how to canter on command! I just have to work on getting her to slow down, because her canter is super super fast, almost like a gallop.
My mom rode her outside and she was pretty crazy. She ran into a few trees.
After all of this, Brie and Nina got their feet done. We flew up a farrier from Florida again, the same guy from last time.
Day 28
I got Brie out of her stall! She didn't even turn around to kick me! Not once! I'm so proud of myself.
The blood was kind of near the soles after the farrier, but he was still there so we asked him about it. He said she was okay so we rode her.
It was an amazing day. She kept at good speeds and she cantered on command again! It wasn't just a trick! My mom rode her and didn't get upset with her. A very good day.
Now we won't be able to ride Nina for a month because Ray is training her. It makes me kind of sad, but we can still play with her. Now I can teach her all of the games! And I have to give Ray some credit. After just a week, Nina is looking much better with her gait and headset.
And those supplements I said I ordered for Brie? yeah they didn't work. So we're trying a new supplement, Calmex-V I think it's called. It has valerian root which is supposed to be really calming, so we'll see how that goes.
Let's just see how she is at the end of the month.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Day 17
Well I didn't take Brie out of the stall today, my mom did, and apparently she walked right out.
I won't believe it until I try it myself.
She seems like such a different horse now, even though we've been jumping for only what, two weeks? Four days, really. She seems a lot calmer, even walking around outside. The only problem I have is keeping her away from the jump! I think she's happy that I'm stimulating her mind and just not going in circles all day. Which I, surprisingly, never though about before because that's what Andre and the other trainers do. But I mean, if I went in a circle all day and didn't do anything fun, I guess I'd be angry and anxious for it to be over too.
Today was a very good day. Paco finally is here! He was abandoned with Andre in Georgia until Thursday when Ray, another trainer, drove them and the horses back up here. The truck is still in Georgia being fixed.
The stalls were so nice and SPOTLESS for once! It was great, I was very happy. Now Ken is working outside making more paddocks before the winter really sets in over here. It'll be nice, I hope that he makes them bigger than they are now, because Brie and Nina can really only stretch their legs, not run around and have fun.
We ordered this calming supplement for Brie from Smartpak. Yeah, yeah, I'm usually against supplements, but this one is supposed to work in two months and we'll never need it again because it'll rebalance her hormones. I'll just have to wait and see about that.
Mega excited for Dominic to come up in two weeks! I can't wait to show him how Brie can perfectly gait, go on the soundboard, jump, and go right back to gaiting. As soon as she's calmed down, I have a feeling we'll be cleaning up at the shows in the spring with her.
I won't believe it until I try it myself.
She seems like such a different horse now, even though we've been jumping for only what, two weeks? Four days, really. She seems a lot calmer, even walking around outside. The only problem I have is keeping her away from the jump! I think she's happy that I'm stimulating her mind and just not going in circles all day. Which I, surprisingly, never though about before because that's what Andre and the other trainers do. But I mean, if I went in a circle all day and didn't do anything fun, I guess I'd be angry and anxious for it to be over too.
Today was a very good day. Paco finally is here! He was abandoned with Andre in Georgia until Thursday when Ray, another trainer, drove them and the horses back up here. The truck is still in Georgia being fixed.
The stalls were so nice and SPOTLESS for once! It was great, I was very happy. Now Ken is working outside making more paddocks before the winter really sets in over here. It'll be nice, I hope that he makes them bigger than they are now, because Brie and Nina can really only stretch their legs, not run around and have fun.
We ordered this calming supplement for Brie from Smartpak. Yeah, yeah, I'm usually against supplements, but this one is supposed to work in two months and we'll never need it again because it'll rebalance her hormones. I'll just have to wait and see about that.
Mega excited for Dominic to come up in two weeks! I can't wait to show him how Brie can perfectly gait, go on the soundboard, jump, and go right back to gaiting. As soon as she's calmed down, I have a feeling we'll be cleaning up at the shows in the spring with her.
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