Today we had a woman who lives only a few miles away come and meet Cinder. She understands the possibly issues with his legs and has decided she would like to have him on her farm. She is very experienced with horses and has 2 other horses already. Since we felt comfortable with her knowledge and experience, we have agreed to give her Cinder. After 11 years in our family, Cinder will move to a new family on Wednesday afternoon.
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Relaxing trail ride
This afternoon the temps were in the low 50s so I saddled up King, Alex got Precious, and Vicki prepped Devil. The 3 of us went out for a 45min trail ride. What made this ride different is we went exploring on new trails the horses had not seen and to get there, we have to walk 1/2 mile of road.
The ponies did great along the road. Vicki was a little nervous during the ride, but Devil wasn’t. Better than the other way around.
Along the trail, we came to a water crossing. After a little initial refusal, King finally decided it was safe to cross. Both ponies crossed without a care.
Then we rode around some open fields. King was full of spunk, so we did some cantering circles and a little galloping across the fields while the ponies walked the edges. Alex and Precious did a little trot work, but Vicki decided to just walk (Devil was fine with that).
In the end, it was a great confidence booster for the kids and reaffirms that we have excellent ponies.
Pony Club practice
Alex and Vicki are riding with 10 other kids practice mounted games for pony club!
Winter ride
It was in the 40s this afternoon, so Alex and I took Precious and King on a trail ride. Our basic loop from the house takes about 40 min at a walk. It’s nice to have a riding partner.