Back in early July, I posted about my excursion into the world of glue-on shoes. Here is the original post in case you missed it: https://thesawyerfarms.com/shoes-on-my-horses/. So, it’s time for a followup. Most of the blog posts I have seen are about how great and wonderful everything is and how rewarding the experience was. This … Continue reading Easy Shoes or Not-so-Easy Shoes?
Today we rode in the last of the West Greenwich Horsemen’s Association hunter paces. It was 11 miles long and the hunter division ideal time was 1:49:50. IT WAS HOT!!! The temperature was in the upper 80s breaking 90 after lunch. These hunter paces are held at Arcadia in Rhode Island and are a convenient 20 … Continue reading WGHA hunter pace #3
Yes, it’s true. There are now front shoes on Mystique, Dakota, and King. I know, I know. You are thinking, “but Rob is a barefoot trimmer!” So I guess now, I am a farrier, and not just a barefoot trimmer. But before everyone gets all “I knew it wouldn’t work” let me explain. Last year, … Continue reading Shoes on my horses?
As some of you may have seen Anna’s Facebook post on Friday, we celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary. We didn’t go out to dinner or do anything special. We are saving our celebration for later this year. Anna and I have decided to ride in a Limited Distance (LD) Endurance race in October. The one … Continue reading Endurance training has begun
It’s been 2 weeks since I posted. It’s not that there hasn’t been anything going on, but rather, we have been so busy I’ve been too tired to sit down and write. On May 16th, we had the CT State 4-H Horse Show. 6 kids from our club, the Barnyard Buddies, attended and had a … Continue reading Non-stop fun
Now that the weather has improved, we are back in the saddle and riding regularly. The kids are riding 5-6 times a week. Considering last year my rides were measured more in “times per month”, the fact that I have ridden 4 times in the last week is a huge increase. Last week, I took … Continue reading Back in the saddle and hitting the trails
Let’s start with the biggest news from today. Anna and I had talked for a while about what our criteria should be for the next horse we add to the farm. Here is what we came up with: 1. Not a thoroughbred. 2. Gelding. 3. Already trained and able to be used in Anna’s lesson … Continue reading It’s been a busy week on the farm
Anna, Alex, and Vicki rode Dakota, Nike, and Devil in the Lune Hunter Pace today. King has been lame this week so we sat out. It was 8.9 miles of gorgeous trails and fun jumps. The kids got to do a few jumps and everyone had fun. Vicki has been logging more time in the … Continue reading Lyme Hunter Pace 2014
To celebrate Labor Day, we took the kids to Mystic Valley Hunt Club for a lesson with Maureen Pach. The second reason for our trip was to pick up Nike. Nike is joining our farm on a long term lease. As you can see from the pictures, he and Devil will make a great pair … Continue reading Introducing Nike!
What does 12 miles in 2:35 on a gorgeous Sunday get you? 1st place in the Trailblazer division for me and 1st place in the Junior division for Alex. Today was our 3rd hunter pace of the summer and it was a fabulous day. King and Dakota were rock stars, as usual. Alex is getting … Continue reading WGHA Hunter Pace #3