New Beginnings

Well the boys have been at the new barn for about a week now. The move was uneventful, they both jumped right on the trailer and settled in quickly once we got there! They now have an amazing, huge grass paddock with plenty of hay and new friends. It is SO nice for them to be able to move around outside instead of being stuck inside all day, bored, because its to "muddy/cold/frozen/raining".

The day after we moved them, we just couldn't wait to ride at our gorgeous new facilities... which we have to hack over to use. So we tacked up these two horses that have not been worked in 2 weeks (christmas vacation), on a cold blustery, flurrying day, and rode them across a road, an unfamiliar open field (well I handwalked Jay on the way there, rode on the way back) and up the driveway. They were champs and acted like it was all no big deal. Once we got to the indoor I was sure the mirrors on all 4 walls would cause a stir. Nope. Jay informed me that he remembers all about mirrors from a former barn we were at and Aidyn just pinned his ears at that other horse trotting alongside him. The hack back to our barn was just fine, except for that strange animal making honking noises at us from "Henry's Ark". But of course the boys didn't seem to notice it.

Unfortunately the below freezing temps and the snow that won't stop falling have prevented further adventures this week. But our tack is clean and the ponies are happy!

Things to work on:

Jay: Basically just getting him back into working shape. Lot's of big round trot work to build muscle back up these next few weeks.

Myself: Remember that pushing him forward is always the answer! Make him pay attention to work and try to trust him a little bit. Take my stirrups away and get myself back into working shape as well... Jay is not the only one who needs to build muscle back up. Hands down and head up!