by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 16, 2016 | Anakin
An update on Anakin from his new home! Thank you, Barb!!! You will be pleased to know that our lovely Chestnut boy has taken up yoga (stealing a page from Kai’s playbook), he’s doing downward dog before turnout 🙂 He’s also decided to challenge Kai from...
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 11, 2016 | Jessel, Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Lacey, Sophie
Sunday morning, three young redheads were saddled up and worked in the roundpen at the start of the clinic. This included Jessel (who met the saddle for the first time at yesterday’s clinic), Sophie, and Lacey. Here are photos from this...
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 10, 2016 | Jessel, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
Jessel is still too young to be started (she turns 3 in April) but it’s not too soon to introduce her to the saddle and get her accustomed to carrying it on her back. Joel Conner worked with Jessel during the morning Groundwork session at the clinic, and then saddled...
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 8, 2016 | Mason
Mason is a 15 year old Thoroughbred gelding who has come to SAFE because his owners could no longer care for him. He’s a nice fellow who is very friendly and willing, but whether he can be safely ridden is yet to be determined. As we start to piece together his past,...
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 3, 2016 | Ben, Stevie
Stevie and Ben have a whale of a time together in turnout. Geldings love to pretend that they are fierce stallions battling it out on the wild plains. Well, Stevie does, anyway. From Ben’s expression, he might be wishing he was back with Oscar, who was a bit less...
