Cute and Furry

I suppose this has become a general catchup post with a lot of pictures. I still share photos on Instagram (linked on the right) all the time regardless of having time to blog if you want to follow along.

Mr. P grazing with his girlfriend Willow

Mr. P grazing with his girlfriend Willow

My foot is finally starting to improve, although I still can’t walk completely normal I can ride just fine as long as I make sure the outside of my foot doesn’t touch the stirrup.

My favorite pair of breeches!

My favorite pair of breeches!

Fall makes for lots of grazing in the dark.

Fall makes for lots of grazing in the dark.

Things with Mr. P have been great. The special shoes combined with bringing back his toe further has really helped him. With the cooler weather he has been exceptionally spunky during rides which I love.

The spunkiest of ponies and a beautiful sunset

The spunkiest of ponies and a beautiful sunset

Stampede in the past week has finally started to feel like he’s progressing. I’ve been doing trot only for the last few weeks. At first I focused on getting him off my hands and using himself properly. Once he started to maintain himself during our rides I started upping the amount of time we trotted.

Field Stamp

Field Stamp

My last 6 rides on him have really been great. I’ve been able to stop obsessing over lifting and pushing every single step and now can mostly set him up as I want and just provide little reminders as needed. It’s quite lovely. I hope it continues.

Sunset with Stampede

Sunset with Stampede

Yesterday I added a trot pole into our ride which went well. My plan is to get him solidly trotting a set of poles and trotting for 25 minutes per ride before I move on to canter. Honestly I’m nervous about cantering because I know that is what is most likely to make him sore so I will take my time. We have plenty of time.

Love this horse!

Love this horse!

Happy furbeast

Happy furbeast

I’m also still playing with Willow. I shared her (and P) quite a bit when I first hurt my foot so there was almost a whole week where I didn’t ride her but now I’m back at it.

Field ride with Willow and my friend Jessica on P

Field ride with Willow and my friend Jessica on P

Willow is such a beefcake these days and so much fun to flat around. Yesterday I was playing with her over the same pole I had set up for Stampede as well as doing some canter to walk and walk to canter transitions. She’s really responsive which makes it a lot of fun.

They love each other

They love each other

Yesterday I also finally found the time and energy to clean both of my saddles and Stampede’s bridle. Then I cleaned up both of P’s bridles today. Love it when everything is clean at once!

Two clean CWD's :)

Two clean CWD’s πŸ™‚

Here’s hoping these great rides continue!

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9 Comments

  1. KateRose

    Please teach me how to selfie with a horse, you are the master! Glad to hear the foot is on the mend πŸ™‚

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  2. emma

    oooh i love those breeches!! also the sunset pics are all gorgeous. that’s maybe the only nice thing about the shorter and shorter evenings now…

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    1. stampyandthebrain (Post author)

      So sad that it gets dark so fast, it could at least wait until 8 pm…

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  3. Tracy - Fly On Over

    1. Jealous of your breeches
    2. HOW do you fit all of your face and the pony’s face into a selfie?
    3. SUPER jealous of your TWO CWDs <3

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    1. stampyandthebrain (Post author)

      Horse poor but I can take good selfies?

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  4. Lauren

    Looooove those breeches and shiny CWD saddles πŸ™‚

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    1. stampyandthebrain (Post author)

      A few of my favorite things…

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  5. Jodi Perkins

    I seriously have a saddle crush and I don’t even jump anymore!

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    1. stampyandthebrain (Post author)

      Haha, I have had so many saddle crushes.

      Reply

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