Since my last post, we have had nothing but gorgeous half summer, half autumn weather-- beautiful !! The only drawback is my body is sensing a time for hibernation-- wanting to eat and sleep, so I have had to push myself to stay steady on my projects.

Two horses are meeting the tire for the first time. The tire is one of our favorite "obstacles" for instilling respect and listening skills. OYY Cosette has already been lightly under saddle after lots of ground work. She was "laid off" but she is back in training. The tire was not a challenge for her at all.. being a very sensible and quiet young girl. One sniff - and she walks through it from all sides.





With a horse like Cosette, it's difficult in one way- because she is young, we can't rush her training, but she is so smart.. she is always up for another challenge. Here she is moving her haunches without being hitched to the lead.

We have decided to get an older broodmare under saddle- Zoe's Day Dream - a nice 15 hand chestnut curly mare out of Dream Curl and Colonel's Reuben. We are keeping a daughter of hers so "Reverie", as we call her, is for sale. She's had 3 nice curly foals so far. Gauging by her first day with the tire and a little ground work- she is going to train up easily and make a super riding horse.

Reverie wonders-- now what do you want me to do here ? I don't see any food in here- what exactly is the point ? She caught on quickly though and walked through form all sides.

We ended the session with a little free play.

Reverie has 2 spots of white on her left side, big enough I think to qualify her as a pinto.

OYY Iko Iko came out for another bath and some photo's. He's such a great little guy- out of Tall Trees Sassie and Cherokee Storm.

Our therapeutic riding center has 2 wonderful volunteers - Jen and Sarah- who are going to each take a Curly to a training level dressage show which is conveniently a few miles from the farm.

Here is Sarah schooling OYY Pal's Job, a handsome smooth coated 4 year old pony gelding. Jen will be riding OYY Elektra, another lovely smooth coated 15.2 hh 3 year old filly.

My daughter is excited to try her hand at her first dressage test on WR Winter Dancer, who is a 15.1 hh lesson horse.

So we are putting together the outfits for the girls and for the horses-- making plans for braiding styles on the 2 smooth coats. The show is the first Saturday of October so we have plenty of time to prepare.

Enjoy your day ~