My Life on Horses: Trail Training

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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

I hope you all enjoyed New Year's Eve and had as much fun as possible in the last few hours of 2013. I know I did, we went to my cousin's birthday and played How to Host a Murder. I ended up being the murderer and I knew it even before we played!

Now it is that time of year again where we make goals and resolutions for ourselves.

Goals for 2014

Buy a horse trailer by the end of spring- already have the money just need to hunker down and find one.
After we get a trailer I want to do a lot of showing and/or trail riding throughout the summer. It has always been a dream to bring Ava to my house.
Buy a biothane bridle and breast collar.
Work on hobbling with Ava.
Ride at least three days a week.
Perfect our showmanship turn and trot.
Learn more about horse nutrition.
Learn more on about training for long distances.
Work on some simple dressage.
Take better photography for blog
Post more often on here, I only made 68 last year...
Make a new layout and banner for my blog.
This is my third year having this blog and by the time I reach either 100 followers or 200 posts I will host a giveaway!

Of course I have more goals but these are the main ones. There is no stopping in learning!

Oh yeah, make a new one of these

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Ava Dear! Ready for Long Distances?

Today and this past week I have been doing my best to take Ava out on a mini trail ride every time I visit. The weather this time of year has been amazing, we barely have any snow! So I am trying to take advantage of that. It is quite obvious when we go out on a ride that Ava gets a little nervous, holds her head high, and will be quick as a Standardbred, but she barely spooks. She will keep up a quick trot but will rarely shy at anything. That I can deal with- quickness is okay but spooking is a big no-no. Especially at this time of year too she is usually somewhat of a basket case but this year she is much more together. This takes me to another related topic. I want to slowly condition Ava for long rides, maybe up to 25 miles! She loves to move (most of the time) and loves being in the great outdoors. So nothing would be better than to train her for long distances. It will be exciting to get it going.

It's hard to realize that 2014 aka Year of the Horse is literally right around the corner. I need to get a resolution post up quickly!

Monday, October 28, 2013

She's a Trail Horse?

We've had our fun throughout the summer. The weather has turned and slowly the hints of winter are coming. Gross! Say goodbye to scalding hot days, shorts, horseback riding, and everything that is fun. Now say hello to boredom, the cold, and more boredom... Although we live in a major ski area it is way to expensive for me to keep it up.

I have tried to enjoy our non snow days as much as possible but still my schedule keeps me from riding much, if at all! Ava needs a lot more work but she still acts better than I could have hoped. So as long as I can keep that constant then we're good! I have also been looking into buying a horse trailer, yes, or as I like to call them "freedom!" Due to future events (still a secret!) I will need one fairly soon. So excited! When we finally acquire a trailer I will be going to shows left and right which is even more exciting. In the meantime I've decided only to focus on our showmanship and trail riding. Showmanship has looked really good and as for trail riding she does fine. My next project is to find as many scary things as possible, maybe even make an obstacle course!