Did a lot of trail riding in July/August/September. Starlette is great, has turned into a wonderful, albet hot, trail horse. I've gotten very good at sticking on her...loose hips work almost every time!
I ended up taking in a horse to help someone I knew who broke her leg; Daisy had her own blog. She is a rearer, but very smart, and I learned a lot about handling this type of horse. I had her for a month until I broke my arm – with the help of dear Starlette!
To make it brief - seemed like such a big deal at the time - I had taken her to an obstacle clinic, and we were working on a hula hoop ground obstacle Starlette spooked at something, jumped forward, knocked me over with her shoulder, and the best I can figure is I pulled her over me by the bridle with my weight and she couldn't help but step on me. I had two bruises on my left leg and the ulma /elbow broken bone into three pieces my left arm. I ended up with a plate & 5 screws. They were just removed in February. I had a really cool cast that allowed me almost full use of my arm while broken!. All healed now, and just happy to get back on track. Even though I was healed, I didn't feel the process was complete until the plate was removed.
The day before, I took in another miniature horse foster – a 21 year old stallion (now ex) named Rocket. He was a 2 on the H. scale. Here he is when I got him in September.
That's my fat mini-Cooper in the background trying to figure out how a mini can be so skinny!
Here he is in November...amazing what food will do, huh? Can't wait to see him in the spring..he's put on even more weight! I”ll post new pics as soon as I clip him this spring.
Oh, I was back riding in October....can't keep a horse person...dismounted !
My grandson turned one. Ain't he a cute equestrian?
And I got a new horse....for Christmas! I've been looking for a second riding horse so I can drag...er bring...my husband riding with me, and I was given a wonderful 7 year old appendix quarter horse gelding named Friday.
He is green broke, but very smart and calm. He does have nasty cracks in his feet, but my farrier says the are correctable. Yeah! I will post pics of those before and after two trims soon.
Starlette likes him...
And I got a surprise boarder...she normally boards her horse over the winter at places, and she ended up here. Her horse may be here longer than normal as she has surgery due in the spring. Her horse is in her 20's, a retired broodmare...and her owner wants me to help start her under saddle. This could be fun..but I may want some help with the first backing! And I can use all the financial help I can get !
All winter it snowed so much I've just been riding hit or miss. But that's winter in Michigan, and I look forward to spring...and I promise to be more faithful with my blogging! I will end with this picture of Starlette so fit after all those miles of riding...we'll be back there again soon!
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