I put Sierra out into the round pen thinking she would run and buck around but she didn't. Just ambled around. I cleaned her stall, re bedded it and went out. She did not think she wanted me to catch her but I told her whoa and she let me walk up and take the rope just below the halter. That was the first great thing she did. I worked a little in the round pen and then took her out and thought, well this is the day for loading in the trailer again. The last time took forever and she never liked it much. Today she just walked in and stood there. I petted her all over and told her she was a wonderful girl. Then we went to investigate a big poplar tree that blew down in a lulu of a storm we had last night. She just walked thru the branches and out the other side. Let her eat grass and we took a walk all around the front of the place and out by the barn where Bob has been demolishing a camper. She just walked around it as if it wasn't there. Then I let her eat some more grass and then back in the trailer. Altogether we did that 5 times.
In the stall I picked up all four feet and rubbed her all over. Am so very proud of her. I will be gone 3 days working at a horse show in Goldendale. So it will be Monday before I get to do it again but I know she will do just as well.
I also worked with Nellie and Nick the last time. I can pick up all four of Nellie's feet, brush her all over and she leads well and loads easily. Nick is just now catching up with her. He leads and loads well too. I am praying they get adopted in Pasco this weekend. Both of them will be wonderful horses for someone. It makes me sad to tell them good bye. I hope we get an opportunity to do this again with another yearling..
I promise that next week I will get serious about getting pictures on here. Tracey told me how but I just don't have time to study this thru. It can't be too hard can it?
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Some progress
The weather was better today. A lot of rain during the day and thunder storm warnings for tonight. Oh Ick. I don't like them.
Sierra still is not too happy in the stall but better. I went in and cleaned her stall today and messed with her. She didn't do as well the first time in the stall but later when I went she got better and when I went down the last time she did wonderful. For the first time I could rub her clear to her tail on both sides and she just stood there quietly. I wanted to shout whoopee but thought that might undo all I had done. AND I picked up both of her front feet without a hassle. She just stood there and let me. My goals this week was to pick them both up easily. We will have tomorrow to work on it. Then Friday I have to leave until Sunday to go to Goldendale to work a horse show. So unless Bob works with her she will have 3 days off again.
This weekend is the adoption in Pasco and Nick and Nellie will be leaving. We did not do as much with them as I had hoped. Nellie is outstanding and Nick is coming along. I pray they get adopted. Would hate for them to go back to the corrals.
Tomorrow it is supposed to be 70 so all the horses should get worked in the round pen. The ones that need to be I should say.
Sierra still is not too happy in the stall but better. I went in and cleaned her stall today and messed with her. She didn't do as well the first time in the stall but later when I went she got better and when I went down the last time she did wonderful. For the first time I could rub her clear to her tail on both sides and she just stood there quietly. I wanted to shout whoopee but thought that might undo all I had done. AND I picked up both of her front feet without a hassle. She just stood there and let me. My goals this week was to pick them both up easily. We will have tomorrow to work on it. Then Friday I have to leave until Sunday to go to Goldendale to work a horse show. So unless Bob works with her she will have 3 days off again.
This weekend is the adoption in Pasco and Nick and Nellie will be leaving. We did not do as much with them as I had hoped. Nellie is outstanding and Nick is coming along. I pray they get adopted. Would hate for them to go back to the corrals.
Tomorrow it is supposed to be 70 so all the horses should get worked in the round pen. The ones that need to be I should say.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Another ugly day
Boy, we need to win the lottery and get an indoor arena. This is awful. It snowed all around us today but we just got ugly and rain.
I cleaned a stall in the barn and bedded it and put Sierra in there. She is not too happy but lets me touch her face without holding on to a rope. We took the long one off her and just put a regular lead rope on her. I think I will take it off tomorrow. I should have done this several weeks ago I think. As soon as I could lead her outside the pen anyway. Have not done anything else with her today. Just gone down every hour or so and talked to her and petted her.
The other mustangs are fine and glad to be home. Pepper would not let me catch him tonight. I guess he thought he was going back to the arena. Dixie just snuggled up to me so she didn't seem to mind going to town.
I cleaned a stall in the barn and bedded it and put Sierra in there. She is not too happy but lets me touch her face without holding on to a rope. We took the long one off her and just put a regular lead rope on her. I think I will take it off tomorrow. I should have done this several weeks ago I think. As soon as I could lead her outside the pen anyway. Have not done anything else with her today. Just gone down every hour or so and talked to her and petted her.
The other mustangs are fine and glad to be home. Pepper would not let me catch him tonight. I guess he thought he was going back to the arena. Dixie just snuggled up to me so she didn't seem to mind going to town.
Monday, June 9, 2008
I am back -
I have been trying to figure out how to get back here to add to my blog. My daughter Nikki figured it out for me.
I got my 007 Mustang Yearling horse 3 weeks ago in Reno where it was 96 degrees. Stopped in Burns to rest the night at Andi and Toms and then came home. Sierra Nevada is a good sized filly, bay, and very pretty. She is not really keen on being a challenge yearling. She would rather be running free. If you do Parelli stuff she is a left brain introvert. Slowish to catch on to things and not too interested but once she has it she has it.
She leads very well. Stops when I do right beside me. I can take her out of her pen or round pen and let her eat grass. She does not challenge the lead rope at all. I have led her over poles. She backs well and yields her haunches well. I am going to start stalling her at night so she is isolated with no horses around her like she is outside in her pen. I can still not walk up to her in her pen. She will stand for me to pick up the lead rope however then I can go to her head. I can touch her all over on the left, not so much on the right.
The hard part is it has been pouring down rain for 4 days and I do not have an indoor arena. So have not been able to work with her. Darn. Tomorrow rain or shine. It is not supposed to be thundering and lightening tomorrow. So that is where I am.
I got my 007 Mustang Yearling horse 3 weeks ago in Reno where it was 96 degrees. Stopped in Burns to rest the night at Andi and Toms and then came home. Sierra Nevada is a good sized filly, bay, and very pretty. She is not really keen on being a challenge yearling. She would rather be running free. If you do Parelli stuff she is a left brain introvert. Slowish to catch on to things and not too interested but once she has it she has it.
She leads very well. Stops when I do right beside me. I can take her out of her pen or round pen and let her eat grass. She does not challenge the lead rope at all. I have led her over poles. She backs well and yields her haunches well. I am going to start stalling her at night so she is isolated with no horses around her like she is outside in her pen. I can still not walk up to her in her pen. She will stand for me to pick up the lead rope however then I can go to her head. I can touch her all over on the left, not so much on the right.
The hard part is it has been pouring down rain for 4 days and I do not have an indoor arena. So have not been able to work with her. Darn. Tomorrow rain or shine. It is not supposed to be thundering and lightening tomorrow. So that is where I am.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Wednesday, April 30
Bob and I went to Spokane today and put flyer's out for Mustang Days plus entry forms. He is not well enough yet to drive so I get to do that.
This evening we had a Mustang Horse Club Meeting. I wish for one meeting everyone would get there at the same meeting. Am thankful for those that come though. We had a good meeting. Tyler did not go with us. He had to do laundry. HAHAHAH. He doesn't ask me - grandma- to do it though.
Worked both Nick and Nellie today. Better progress with her. They both need halters and ropes. she lost hers last night. He is still kind of ballistic. This is only day 3.
The Mustang Heritage Foundation postponed the deadline for the Yearling Challenge until the 10Th. That is really disappointing for me. I am anxious to know.
This evening we had a Mustang Horse Club Meeting. I wish for one meeting everyone would get there at the same meeting. Am thankful for those that come though. We had a good meeting. Tyler did not go with us. He had to do laundry. HAHAHAH. He doesn't ask me - grandma- to do it though.
Worked both Nick and Nellie today. Better progress with her. They both need halters and ropes. she lost hers last night. He is still kind of ballistic. This is only day 3.
The Mustang Heritage Foundation postponed the deadline for the Yearling Challenge until the 10Th. That is really disappointing for me. I am anxious to know.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 29
I think I am getting the hang of this. At least that is what I think. Maybe it will mess up.
Our 2 yearlings we brought home from Odessa last weekend are doing great. We are touching the filly. The little gelding shed his halter the first night so we are working from scratch in the rough pen. He does stop and look at me with both eyes and lets me approach to about 3'. Maybe tomorrow it will be the day he will touch me. He did once yesterday but didn't today. He does turn in all the time and does not go ballistic when Bob walks up to the round pen or the geese walk by.
We turned four of the mares out on to grass today. They got all excited. Dixie tried to run over Bob this evening. Don't know what got into her.
Our 2 yearlings we brought home from Odessa last weekend are doing great. We are touching the filly. The little gelding shed his halter the first night so we are working from scratch in the rough pen. He does stop and look at me with both eyes and lets me approach to about 3'. Maybe tomorrow it will be the day he will touch me. He did once yesterday but didn't today. He does turn in all the time and does not go ballistic when Bob walks up to the round pen or the geese walk by.
We turned four of the mares out on to grass today. They got all excited. Dixie tried to run over Bob this evening. Don't know what got into her.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Wednesday, April 23
This is my first attempt at this so please bear with me. My husband Bob and I have 5 mustangs and a BLM donkey. Plus a couple of ponies and my old paint mare.
I have a passion for the mustangs and we leave tomorrow for an adoption in Odessa, WA. Not to adopt but to help with the BLM and talk with people about the joy of having a mustang.
My riding horse is from Jackie's Butte in Oregon. She is a brown with a black mane and tail. I would not call her really bay though. Her name is Dixie. Our most dependable is Pepper who is a Kiger. He is my lesson horse, a beginner horse or anything else we want him to do. Abby is from Oregon also, she is a true black. She is just going well. A young friend of ours wants to barrel race her. Raven is from Nevada and is a good riding horse, pack horse or anything else we need her to be. She loves attention. Liberty is a young horse we are just getting ready to ride. She is from northern California. And then their is Yuma the donkey who sings to us every day.
I have a passion for the mustangs and we leave tomorrow for an adoption in Odessa, WA. Not to adopt but to help with the BLM and talk with people about the joy of having a mustang.
My riding horse is from Jackie's Butte in Oregon. She is a brown with a black mane and tail. I would not call her really bay though. Her name is Dixie. Our most dependable is Pepper who is a Kiger. He is my lesson horse, a beginner horse or anything else we want him to do. Abby is from Oregon also, she is a true black. She is just going well. A young friend of ours wants to barrel race her. Raven is from Nevada and is a good riding horse, pack horse or anything else we need her to be. She loves attention. Liberty is a young horse we are just getting ready to ride. She is from northern California. And then their is Yuma the donkey who sings to us every day.
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