Great day at the Tumbleweed, if a little broken up. We worked Sugar this morning, still working on getting on her in saddle and getting off without her being ready to explode. Then I had an exam in History...ACK! Came back out and we took Sticks and Billy to the trail, had a very good ride, working leg cues with Sticks sidepassing along the trail. Then I ran into town for my fit test for the equestrian team. Back out to the barn, rode Gus in the arena. I'm always amazed at how smooth he is. He's a little squirrelly in his reining, mainly because he'd rather go talk to the other horses than do what I ask, but we can work through that. It's only the third time he's been ridden since we got him, so still a lot for us to learn about each other. But it's nice to have a stud that is as easy to handle as he is. Not to mention a looker!! Pics below... ignore my bad hair day...we've taken to jokingly calling Gus 'Fabio' because his long forelock is always swept across his eye and he tosses his head like a model to move them. Then we worked at grooming the horses, especially combing out manes and tails, getting Billy and Sticks a little better about the Show Sheen spray bottle. Then Luc and Eric took Rowdy and Seven down the trail and worked in the arena some. Everyone is moving along quite nicely. I expect Rowdy will go home around the middle of the month, and Sticks is being moved into boarder status for October. So with that, the Tumbleweed has several openings coming up. Now that the cooler months are soon to be upon us, let us work your horses so they are ready to go when the weather warms up and you are ready to hit the trails or the arena with them! Horse training always slows down in the winter. It seems like when people don't ride their horse when it gets cooler, they don't think about it needing training, but the winter is a great time to send your horse in for a tune up or get that colt started right so it will be ready to go when you are!
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