First Miles

Woo-hoo! Got some miles on the board for 2016 already! I'm super excited for this year if you can't tell :D

January 3rd
1.53 miles (logged)
Rode around the snowy and ice covered arena for a bit with Kalei and Corrine. We had to get the arena churned up a bit for Matt who has on special shoes with plates. He was practically ice skating out there. Joker was a  plow with no problems walking through the ice and snow. It was a rather enjoyable day for a January ride with lots of sun. Joker and I went over to the cornfield across the street for a little bit and we ended up working on Joker's barn sourness. It only comes out once in awhile but every time it does we work through it.

January 9th
.22 miles (logged)
I decided to take advantage of the warmer weather and go see my horse. Little did I know that he had been replaced with a crazy horse and we only got in a .2 mile ride before he thought bucking and rearing were a good option. I did not fall off but rather got him calmed down and then got off myself. I'm not sure if this spookiness came from the fog or just it being warmer out. We took a short walk on foot up the road before turning for home. We did some lounging when we got back and I'm pretty sure my 19 year old quarter horse was now a 4 year old with his antics. I made sure we ended with a calmer horse that was listening to me but it sure was an interesting day at the barn I tell ya :D

Happy Riding!