How's you summer going? Too hot and dry or just right? Are you spending more time mowing grass or riding?😂
Jack and I are having a great time up here in the high country. Cool mornings and warm afternoons.
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Glad to have you! Let us know if we can help with anything🙂
What are some things you do for your horse if they don’t sweat in the extreme heat, but behave as normal? Anything other than cold hosing, lots of fresh cool water & electrolytes, shady trees & fans? Just concerned with heat indexes up to 110 degrees. Thanks!
Hi Richard. We have a nice 3-year-old cow-bred colt. We have started all of our horses over the years and pursue continuing education regularly. We used your colt starting methods and broke him and have been riding him lightly for a year. He has been quiet to mount, walks, trots & lopes fine in both directions. Stops, backs etc. and has been ponied out saddled all around different country. I only rode him out of the big arena once and sent him up to my daughter on the ranch 2 months ago. She rode him in an indoor arena a couple of times to get acquainted with him, and he went fine. The third time she went to ride him out, and he bolted when she tried to step on, 3X! Finally got on and he rode fine. 3 days later he broke out in sores under his armpits & had a fever. We figured, oh, he was already getting sick sore down there, that's why he bolted. He's been sitting and mending for a few weeks and is well healed. She went to step on again and pulled his face around. He was a bit better, but not great. She wants to lay him down. I say she's impatient and needs to do more groundwork and mounting work when she's not in a hurry to gather/push cattle that have to be moved now. Do you think he should be laid down now, or have more work first? We value your input. Thank you.
Going live tonight, come hang out
Hey everybody,
We're jumping on live tonight and I'd love for you to join us. it's your shot to ask questions and talk horses.
Same Time as usual, Tonight 6 MT 8 EST
Zoom, link right here
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84445216161?pwd=STofvjZEJYpRJc8tC5fzMQkvyEG2ow.1
See you tonight.
Be one,
Checking in with my 3 yo filly River. On your advice, I went back to the start of Luna's videos to see why River was yanking on her bit around ride 30-35. When I tried the swapping eyes exercise I realized that River hadn't learned about the bit. She was steering and stopping and such from other cues like verbal commands or gestures. She caught on quickly to all of the other cues so she acted like she knew it. She just happened to start to ask questions. I'm going to have to stop talking to her! I see what you mean when you say lots of horses pack around a snaffle without really understanding what it's for. Thanks for the support.
Hey!
I have a 2 year old colt that stands around 13.2 and hasn’t filled out yet but takes the saddle and bit very well. My question to you is how full/grown do you like your colt/filly to be before you start putting rides on them?
I hope you guys had a great weekend, back to the grind today. Remember, everything we want is hiding behind the work we're not willing to do. Do the hard stuff first, then the rest of the day is easier. RB
Happy Fourth of July to everyone! It's hard to believe it's been 250 years already😂! Let us never take our freedoms for granted and remember that our forefathers fought and died so that we don't have to live in tyranny.
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