Haha aww poor you! One of the fields at my barn is just always really really muddy so your feet always sink in them. Its also not too good for my horses feet, so we have to take extra good care of them. Lady Raine your so lucky that you can use an indoor ring! I wish I had one at my barn. And i cant wait till spring and summer as well. Its so fun to ride and spend time at the barn! Im not really sure if im going to show yet on Mia, but I guess it depends where we are when the time comes. Also Lady Raine when you free lunge, do you use a round pen, or is it in the ring?

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I no what you mean. In the fall the arean puts our horses hock deep in mud, and in the winter its all ice.

I'v tried free lunging before, but my horse did not understand that being tapped with the wip meant go faster. (I tapped, not hit)

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..well I hate our arena ...its just dirt with a barrel pattern set up...and a fence.So it gets real muddy.
Anywho...... I gots a definite yes on getting English lessons I will be starting in February and then every other week on Saturdays because the instructor on the other weekends stays up to date in clinics and junk like that...

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My arena is pretty good. We have a few jumps set up in the middle, and it does get wet sometimes, but it clears up quickly.
Congrats on getting lessons Weeziey! That must be really excited. I should try riding western on Mia sometime!

By the way I just took tons of pictures at my barn today. Im going to post them in the "Your Life" section soon, so I dont spam with one with them all. I'll let you know when I have them up, then you guys can go take a look! Im very happy with them


Edit: Ok well I finally got all of the pictures up! Feel free to go take a look, took me awhile
http://arwen-undomiel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13696
You can just click there ^

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I use a ring. But I have to stop because Dancer now thinks whenever we lunge, it's play time. I want my own indoor riding arenea, but I'm currently using my riding instructers.

Interesting thing happened today; Dancer bucked for the first time with me. It was a minor one and I managed to stay in the saddle, though I had her head bent and (unknowningly) my spurr was in her. She was spooking when my riding instructer was opening the shed doors and then she would raise her head and gawk outside, it was impossible to get her head lowered because she was stiff-necking and she kept doing and I got so frustrated I was bending her and hitting her in the mouth, (I know, vewry bad ) but my riding instructer rode her so I could have time to breathe and once that little fiasco was over, everything went much better!

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That stupid little .... did it again! She bucked, but this time she definitely wanted me off! I stayed on though. Praying dose work!

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It's simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step Joni Erickson Tada

Thats never good! Haha hopefully she doesnt start a habit of doing it. Did she buck the this time because she spooked again? Hopefully she doesnt keep it up, and praying definatly does work

I rode Mia bareback a few days ago, because the ground wasnt frozen, but my hands were frozen so I didnt feel like putting the saddle on But I cantered her for the first time bareback, and it actually went pretty well! I didnt fall off at least haha. Her canter is extremly fast and bouncy. I went around once and then circled, but then stopped. It wasnt a very comfortable stop at all. Painful, and bouncy I was very pleased though! She is such a good girl. She has been doing so well with lunging now too and listening to me! I really wish I could ride today, but its only 5 degress out! Im really not liking the winter

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I ride bareback all the time!! It's really fun, I one a 1st and 3rd in that class. I went to bridleless this fall.

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Cool! Dancer tried to buck me off because I had the spurr in her belly. She was alot better today; no spooking! But it takes forever to get into the trot! Must have been fun riding bare-back. It's only in the twenties and thirties here in Ohio.

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It's simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step Joni Erickson Tada

We're like in the fourties right now but it seems so much colder...Oh and I forgot to tell y'all I might start showing Ruby in hand in the spring! I have already started to leap at the possibility by starting to keep her tail up and braided, and by starting to work her 6 days a week 15- 20 minutes a day!

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It's single's were I live, so there nothing to do out side, it is to cold to even groom.

Look at this show jumping video, it has music with, it is asome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkjaJKVfo7U

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Hey horse lovers!

um... not sure what your talking about... but...

I don't have horse lessons anymore, so sad... but I'll be moving to TN, were we're(me and family) are getting land for horses! I plan to train horses, and learn to Shod horses, and maybe take a few online classes of a little horse first-aid! lol!

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

*waves* Hiya! It's been oh so long since I've been on here! How are all of your horses? (and you of course, though the mere fact that your posting kinda gives away the fact that your alright....if that makes any sense.)

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That's so cool Eru!! What kinf od horses??? Our family has Friesians

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Married Finn Jones on March 24th, 2009

hm... my grandpa wants me to have a mule, my friend wants me to have an Andalusian, I'll have a few paints and Tennessee walkers... lol! I won't be breeding... just training! Like buying untrained horses for cheap, train them, and sell them for more!

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

^ That's a great way to do it. I started riding a very green horse who would have probably gone for a couple thousand. No he would go for atleast 10K because of all my training.

Here's Diesel:

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