Fed up with my bad back!
So, today is day three I’ve been laid up with a bad back
again and I’m not a very good patient. The medical system here is more
complicated than back in England and the specialist I wanted to see doesn’t take
my insurance. My back was much improved by then, so I didn’t prioritise sorting
this as I should have and now I’m back where I was 3 months ago. Lesson
learned!
I can’t believe we’re already in July! Only 2 weeks until
Joshua and Chloe arrive and I’m so excited!!!!
Wrong turn Ranch
I have been busy at Angi and Seth’s working with just a few of
the horses that Angi either owns, boards or has in for training. I thought I’d
give you a little bit of info on some of the horses I get to work with....
Freddie
Freddie is a 15h chestnut mustang gelding. He has such a
great personality and loves to try new things and go on adventures! He also has
really lovely rhythm, elevated paces for a mustang with good hind leg action,
loves to jump and a great stop! He’s such an amazing all-rounder we’re really
keen to find him his forever home but he needs a rider who is confident as he’s
still green. I love this little red head!
Alchemy
Is also a mustang mare with a very unusual colour. I’m so
pleased she has found her forever home and that I was able to work with her
with parts of her training including riding English, learning to accept the bit
and going out on trail.
Storm
Storm is only 3 and is a bay mustang mare. She’s super smart
and learns things so quickly it’s crazy! She’s also really laid back! The
perfect combination. She’s still too young to do lots of ridden worked but she’s
fully backed and ready to find a person of her own.
Glenda
Glenda is with Angi for training. She’s clearly had issues
in her past and her current owner has enlisted Angi’s help to work through some
of these issue. She can be grouchy, sensitive and is very attached to her
friends but she’s slowly becoming much more confident. She’s also helped me with
becoming more confident riding bareback after I fell off Arianna bareback last
year.
Jack
Jack is a male burro rescued by Angi and Rafe. He was far
less confident than his sister Jill when he arrived and I’ve been doing some
ground work with him and especially working on preparing him for the farrier so
he doesn’t kick out.
Stella
Stella belongs to Karen Perry. She’s only young at 5 years
old but she’s so mature for her age and she loves to work. She will stand at
the gate all day waiting to be picked! This mare will do anything for
attention! She loves people and going on adventures.
Yaya
Yaya is Angi’s Friesian mare. She has only a handful of
rides on her from last year when I started working with her. She has also
hugely helped my confidence bareback and there’s something really special about
her. I’m hoping that we could may be able to go on to do some dressage together.
Gia
Gia is Seth’s Arab cross mare. Seth has done endurance with
her but has let me jump her on a few occasions and now were starting to train
for the cowboy challenge at Ventura county fair next month together. I feel
very honoured to ride Gia as I know how precious she is to Seth. Gia and I get
on really well together.
Progress with Arianna
Arianna is also making great progress. We took her on her first adventure to the beach and she made
me so proud. We played in the surf, we rode in the dunes and we had our first
canter! We also did our first jump together!
I also started riding Arianna in the English saddle as this
is what I will ride her in primarily and we haven’t looked back! She makes me
so so proud and I’ll probably be ready to bring her back nearer to Los Angeles
by the end of the summer so I can spend more than just a couple of days a week
with her.
Sagebrook
Sagebrook Farms is also going well and were hoping to do a 6
week “introduction to dressage” course in the autumn for some of the clients
which I’m really excited about.
Julie also has a new horse called ‘Steve’ who I’ve fallen in
love with! He’s a BFG at over 17h but something about him resonates with me and
I’ve been able to ride him a few times.
Life in the Marina
We’ve also moved apartments and are feeling settled now
everything is unpacked and somewhat organised. The cats like it too and I’ve
started taking them out for short walks on their harnesses which is much easier
now were on the ground floor. 4th
July was pretty cool as they have a huge firework display across the Marina ay
and we only had to walk outside to watch it! Amazing!!!
