2007-2010 June 2nd

June 2, 2007

It was unbearably hot today - 32 degrees Celsius and no breeze - so we didn't torture the horses by doing anything too extreme.  Rob and Elsa had to go to a family function this afternoon / evening, however, so we volunteered to come out and water and grain the ones who needed it.  I pulled some burrs out of Onyx's forelock and put fly spray on Phoenix but that was about it.  We also stopped at Brubacher's and picked up our newly-cleaned winter blankets and some new type of hoof dressing to hydrate the hoof.

June 2, 2008

I have a whole new set of expectations with the boys after the clinic!  Flexing in the pasture and backing them to their grooming stations!  I desensitized a bit then yielded the hindquarters and did LFR-2 with Phoenix.  He was a little confused since we haven't done that for awhile but was pretty good.  More flexing and desensitizing, then cruising bareback at the trot.  LFR-1, yielding the hindquarters and desensitizing with Onyx then the thunderstorms set in and we got soaked!

June 2, 2009

Finally a nice night and the boys are on turn-out 24/7 now so there were no stalls to muck, either.  After grooming, I rode both of them in their pasture.  Phee was first: we worked on trotting circles near the gate and resting away from it and Onyx, and he did very well.  Onyx was good, too - he stood and waited for cues, even when Dave led Phee away.  Had a bit of a scary moment as Onyx spooked going down the hill at the back of the pasture, but I probably contributed to it.  We let them graze for a bit after.

June 2, 2010

Rain tonight, so just gave the horses their buckets and headed into the house.