Ani Trone

Awww,  windy wintery days, crunchy snow and frisky horses, who could ask for more! Indy and Rain enjoying our cold morning in the pasture. Rain gave some great expressions, especially the wink and the tongue sticking out

Rick, Rain, Indy and I (ani) headed out to meet up with the neighbors but unfortunetly we did not connect until the last part of the ride…so Rick and I headed off to a journey that was near perfect…here is the only shot from today, it was Rain and Rick in the driveway just before we left; as many of you know Rick is not an avid horseback rider; in fact he loves his quad as his first choice of mobile entertainment so this was a special treat for me to go riding with my hubby and our horses!

Rain & Rick

The girls wanted to ride today so I saddled up Rain for them to see what it is like in saddle, but needless to say they were very hesitant once they got up, so I walked them around the property until they had enough…

Today started in a weird way…I started feelin’ kinda crappy after giving Indy breakfast this morning because she was givin me maritude like months prior to us starting Parelli. So I decided to get a really good workout done after cleaning the barn followed by an hour of P90X stretch…I then came into the office answered emails, checked out work and decided I’m gonna go and fetch my horse.

I saddled Indy and took her into our pasture that we are clearing out and decided to let her graze a little then work on some transitions. We did for a bit and all was going well but I felt bad for Rainy running around and calling out to us…so I took Indy back to the barn, fetched Rain and all three of us headed back into the pasture.

Now I’ve never ponied a horse before nor played with Rain and Indy while riding so this was all a new challenge and experience for us…it was fun, my day changed completely and my mood was elevated to a sense of accomplishment and pride. Instead of me just working on Indy and trying to make things right with her, I actually worked on all three of us and made things right for all of us. My role as leader came into play in a positive way and the three of us became a partners while having fun and establishing our roles with each other…anywho’s I’m not one for long posts but this was a great day of horsewomanship

Rick took the following photos for us at the end of our playtime:

These are a couple more shots from last night…some of the neighbors stop by to work their horses in the outdoor arena. Taken more for practice than anything else. I used my Nikon 70-300mm for the first time.