I have an extremely difficult horse that is oftentimes out of my league. I could sell him and get something quieter, more broke, or just easier but I seem to be ridiculously attached to him; and honestly, I think deep down I love the challenge that he is. Even though we are not cleaning up …
Tag: horse behavior
Auto Changes
Chance was crazy good today. He has been on stomach supplements for a little over a week now, and I think they might be working! His sourness seems to be slipping away. He was calm and quiet at the jumps, and even got his lead changes completely on his own. I was amazed. Lead changes …
Always Something
I have had a lot of trouble with Chance this summer. I have not posted about it because I have been trying to find a way to resolve it. I have had a lot of struggles with this horse over the past few years, and I thought we were past much of it. It all …
All Mine
There really is nothing quite like owning a horse. I got my first horse when I was fifteen. At twenty, I found myself without a horse and with no way to buy one. I started catch riding, and eventually got riding jobs. For a few years, I exercised and trained horses along with teaching riding lessons. …
Crazy Pets
Yesterday was a rather exciting day out at the barn. Due to miserably cold and wet weather, I hadn't ridden Chance for a few days. He started out pretty fresh and on edge. This is pretty typical for him on a cold day, but he usually settles after ten minutes or so. Yesterday, not so …
Bad Behavior
"He's going through this phase where he sometimes tries to run out of the arena when I'm riding him," I said to my friend the other day when she asked why I got off of Chance in the arena instead of walking back to the barn. He has not done it in a while, but I now …
Laurel Ashton Equestrian 