Back to work!

Well I just got back from a family vacation with my mom and my son Gage. We went to my cousins high school graduation and visited a bunch of family while we were there. It was so nice to see Gage playing with his cousins. We had a busy time but it was a blast. I do really miss home...

Kizzy got a week off so now it is time to buckle down again. I am really working on getting her used to all the equipment and lunging while she is tacked up. Today we worked on boots and her bridle. I had been working on just putting a rope in her mouth to get her used to the feeling of something in her mouth. Today I put a light bridle on with a rubber loose ring bit. She was chewing on it and moving it around but she was taking to it nicely. When I first put her boots on she did a bit of high stepping but soon got used to them. She lunged great today and listened really well. I am basically going to keep putting her bridle on and the boots until she gets used to them then introduce the surcingle again. I don't want to introduce to much at once. She seems to take things in stride and even if she gets a bit nervous she is nice and quiet about it. I think she will come along nicely...

We Made It!!!

We just got in last night from our schooling show. We went there to get Kizzy used to the whole show experience it was a blast although she was not to impressed by the stall. She would rear in place and buck all in a little stall I think she felt a little trapped. She settled in though and when I took her out to lunge and walk around she was great. She was on her toes but she did nothing to huge and just took everything in.

She even loaded and unloaded from the trailer great. I thought when she got there she would be a little worried about getting in again to go home but she walked right in an stood...What a trooper!!

My friend Sam also brought her young mare Las Vegas Showgirl to get used to everything and she did great. She is a beautiful chestnut with a great personality. I think Sam will have lots of fun. Betsy and Bugz did very well at Novice level. They are going to work on ditches but all and all had a great day. Bugz is such a nice horse and a real sweetie to be around.

Maddie did awesome on Wally with not one run out and there jumping was awesome. Wally was a perfect neighbor for Kizzy because he is so quiet and sweet in the stall. All and all everybody had a great show and it was fun hanging out with friends and talking to other horse crazy people. Kizzy and I have a lot of work to do but it will be a bunch of fun.

I just had to write!

Kizzy's new nick name is the Kiz Cow because she loves to eat so I had to add this picture of her laying in her hay while eating it. You have to love that!!

Fun Filled Weekend!

Well we had a bunch of fun this weekend. I thought I would be working the whole weekend on getting her to load and unload from the trailer. Well I walked her up to the trailer and in she went so I made her back up to get used to that and then go forward again. She rocked and never once was worried about getting in or out. We worked on walk, trot and whoa without any problem and she just does her thing weather she is scared of something or not. We walked by a few monsters on the road and she just takes it all in and moves on, I love this horse.

Today I decided to try to put a lunging surcingle on to get her used to something around her girth area. I had gotten her used to the pad and surcingle but was going to walk her around a bit with it tightened a little. Well I tightened it a little and she was walking around like a pro until it slipped back and really tightened. She looked like a Lipizzaner with all her feet off the ground, boy can she jump (she is so athletic). It was my mistake by putting it to loose so it could move to much but she did her leaps above the ground then just stopped and let me pull it forward. I held onto it so it wouldn't move again then walked her around so it would end on a positive note and she just went about her business. She is going to be so fun!!!

I also pulled her mane so she looks a bit more ready to go!!

I am sick of rain!!!

Well Kizzy is doing very well. We have been working on walk, trot and whoa while on the lead and she is doing great we even trotted through some puddles. I had to work with her on being sprayed for bugs. She didn't like that much, it is funny the things you just figure horses are used to. We worked on it a bit and everything came out well but of course after she was all covered in a protective layer it started to pour rain. This brings me to why I am sick of rain. I thought in WA that I would be pretty safe in May to have a horse without a blanket. We are getting close to summer and it should be much warmer. I also thought that this would be a great time to work a horse because it would be more dry then wet outside...Well I had to go buy a blanket last night which she will probably out grow in 2 wks and I get to work her in the pouring rain for short spurts because Gage doesn't want to hang outside either in the rain and he usually plays outside while I work Kizzy. I don't think Kizzy was used to wearing a blanket because she thought something was really trying to get her with those back leg straps but boy she can really get her hind end under her. She is really touchy between her back legs and stomach area around her girly parts so we are working on getting more comfortable with that so she doesn't get kicky... One last thing is Gunther and Kizzy have become the best of friends which is very sweet except when you want to take one of them away. I am hoping Gunther doesn't have a hear attack when I take Kizzy to the little schooling show...