I am not sure if this a homesteading topic or not but here goes anyway..... 
As a girl I loved to ride and train horses. I paid part of my way thru college working on the university's horse farm. I have always had the dream of working draft type horses and I have owned a Haflinger mare for several years. I have only harnessed her up a few times in the last 5 years and then only to pull a buggy around a bit. She has raised some fine colts for me-- most of whom I sold.
I have milestone birthday coming up later this week and I have decided that I am not getting any younger. As a gift to myself, I am booking a space in a draft horse farming workshop for later in the fall.
Today, I got busy and got out and worked on halter breaking one of our long yearlings. I have two that need to be worked--- badly. I have "had " to put it off several times until they are just about grown. Boy, did it feel good to be back in the round pen!! We both broke a sweat and I can't do it the way that I used to ( too fat and out of shape!) but I think that I am older and wiser. I tried some new techniques that were easier on both me and the colt. After about an hour or so, I could handle him all over, pick up his front feet and he was giving to pressure and reluctantly leading. I feel sure that by tomorrow, he will lead easily.
I have just let life get me sidetracked and other things pull me away from the farm and just as important--- lost some of my dreams. My teenage daughter asked me if I would get our old mare's feet fixed so that we could ride together. My hubby came out and leaned on the fence and asked me why I didn't do this more often..... he could see how happy it made me.
Dorema
As a girl I loved to ride and train horses. I paid part of my way thru college working on the university's horse farm. I have always had the dream of working draft type horses and I have owned a Haflinger mare for several years. I have only harnessed her up a few times in the last 5 years and then only to pull a buggy around a bit. She has raised some fine colts for me-- most of whom I sold.
I have milestone birthday coming up later this week and I have decided that I am not getting any younger. As a gift to myself, I am booking a space in a draft horse farming workshop for later in the fall.
Today, I got busy and got out and worked on halter breaking one of our long yearlings. I have two that need to be worked--- badly. I have "had " to put it off several times until they are just about grown. Boy, did it feel good to be back in the round pen!! We both broke a sweat and I can't do it the way that I used to ( too fat and out of shape!) but I think that I am older and wiser. I tried some new techniques that were easier on both me and the colt. After about an hour or so, I could handle him all over, pick up his front feet and he was giving to pressure and reluctantly leading. I feel sure that by tomorrow, he will lead easily.
I have just let life get me sidetracked and other things pull me away from the farm and just as important--- lost some of my dreams. My teenage daughter asked me if I would get our old mare's feet fixed so that we could ride together. My hubby came out and leaned on the fence and asked me why I didn't do this more often..... he could see how happy it made me.
Dorema
but imagine if you will, MR. ED, doing the lip thing and snortin' and snufflin' and dancing around like a circus clown ! Poor horsie, did this for over 10 minutes, while we all were ROTFLOAO ! I been with horses all my life and NEVER seen a reaction like that. Dang, it was good cake too, but a couple more carrots , tamed them flailing lips, in no time ! Wish to H#ll, I had my camera or vid cam! What a hoot !