Category: trail riding

Owl Moon

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When my kids were little they both loved the book Owl Moon by Jane Yoder. In it, a father takes his child (the gender is somewhat ambiguous) owling on a winter’s night. This evening I left the barn for a short hack just 15 minutes before the sun set. As we walked through the woods, […]

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Almost back to Normal

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Last October, Freedom’s problem with intermittent lameness came to a head. I trailered him an hour an a half to a glorious hunter pace only to find that he was so uncomfortable that I turned around and hacked him home after two miles. If you’ve been reading along with the blog, you’ll remember that I […]

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Fall is Here

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While it’s hard to let the warm weather go — after all, it will be winter before we know it — riding in the crisp fall afternoon is such a treat. The light is sharper, the air is clearer and Zelda has a lot more energy. We had a good five mile ride as we […]

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Getting Fit

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The end of my summer was busy. And it didn’t include a lot of riding. So now I need to get myself and the equines in shape for hunting. Pronto. The only way to do that is to cover some miles. Right now I’m riding the horses about five miles per day doing walk/trot intervals. […]

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