Luxury stable

Come on, how beautiful is this, right? Here I'd like to sleep!

This is what I call a luxury stable...

Eagle hunter

~ Bayin Olgyi, a Kazakh eagle hunter~

A really good day

Today has been a really good day, although I just have been really sick. But I thought it should not stop me from training my boys in the good weather. I drove a long trip with Baltazar in the woods. Once again we enjoyed it so much. He loves getting out and seeing "the world" with me. He's just so sweet!

I rode Victor on the outdoor arena without  saddle. It's wonderful to ride bareback on a horse that is so calm. As I wrote yesterday it is nice to feel 110% safe, I'll always be a little nervous on Gigas back because of her temperament. All my horses have good and bad sides and it has its charm!

Eventful day!

Today I have achieved quite much. I have been SO energetic, do not ask me why because I'm pretty sick still. But I started the day with extending the fence to the horses so they could get some grass. Oh, how they stood and waited, as you can see in the picture:

When we opened the gate to the grass was Baltazar and Victor the first ones to run in. On the other side stood Molle and looked, he didn't realize we had opened the fence, it took him 3 min. before he saw it. He's just a small baby, next time he's for sure the first one getting to the grass.

Later I went into the forest along with Baltazar. I "saddle" him up, and fasten him to his little wagon and then we were well on our way to an adventure in the forest. I've completely forgotten how much fun such a ride is. It was great to see how much Balte enjoyed it. He really loves to do something. He is so happy and proud, especially when he has the wagon behind him. We had a good gallop, it was awesome.


Then I went into the forest along with Victor. I miss riding him. It's great that I can ride off into the woods without a saddle without a bit in his mouth and not be afraid that he runs with me. He's so calm and quiet. I can always feel safe on his back. It was a really nice trip. However, we got us a big shock on the way home. A little girl about 8 years old came galloping up on her pony, she did not stop and rode right past us. - And therefore little girls should not ride alone in the woods, they have no sense of responsibility and respect for the dangers they expose themselves and others to. Victor got pretty frightened and wanted to gallop after the pony. So I had to jump off and calm him down. When they were out of sight I jumped up on him again and so we rode quietly home. What an eventful day!

Brushing time

Tonight I brushed Baltazar from "head to hoof". He needed it very much, unfortunately. I feel so guilty that I can't be with my two boys every day. Baltazar enjoyed it fully. That pony is just so good and kind as the day is long!

 I trained him a little on the outdoor arena. We played and had a great time. He can just give me a big smile on my lips.

Bittersweet

It's somewhat a bittersweet feeling I'm sitting with right now. It's really nice to see my boy Victor but there's just a huge "setback" in everything regarding behavior, shape, etc. As well as his beautiful hair is long gone. Sucks, should I sell him?

I have thought much of selling him but then I go out and play with him in the paddock and look into his beautiful brown eyes and then I remember how much I struggled to get him and how much I really love him :-(
But it's just not fair that he goes every month and is doing nothing...

Positive news

I have some postive news (maybe), BUT I think I found the blame for Gigas extremely fiery temper. I think it's the food's fault. I found out it contains:

Wheat, barley, molasses, soybean flour, wheat bran, soya beans, corn, salt, ground limestone, vitamins / minerals and herbs.

It may well be there's no oats in the food, but it haves quite a lot of grains in it! It's really not good for a cold blooded horse. So tomorrow I'm going to buy some new food for my girl :-)

Today she's was actually really nice and calm. I traind a LOT on her stop and go signal, she really needs to learn to wait. It was really hot, about 20 degrees +. So it maybe influenced her to be more calm and tired. Who knows :-P?