"Shankless" Showmanship
Today I practiced showmanship with Gus. He is so easy to maneuver, he doesn't require much handling and you can leave a lot of slack of...
Today I practiced showmanship with Gus. He is so easy to maneuver, he doesn't require much handling and you can leave a lot of slack of...
I rode Gus today. I lunged him first and then got on him and did his warm ups. We worked on a horsemanship pattern from my past state...
Today I rode Gus, I started out with lunging him. He was very playful when I lunged him, so I lunged him a little bit longer than usual....
I gave Gus the day to get used to his surroundings and his new home, I plan to ride him tomorrow.
Today we brought Gus home. He is visiting with the other horses and doing fine. We fixed up his stall with a kick board, shavings, and a...
Today I started Gus out by lunging him, then I got on him and did his warm-ups: flexing, hip-overs, leg yields and walking/trotting...
We gave Gus a day of rest and I got a day off too. But on Monday we plan to ride again.
Can you believe it!? Day 5 and already doing flying lead changes with Gus! Today I rode Gus after lunging him, I did all our usual...
I lunged Gus before I rode, then I got on him and did his warm-ups. We performed some horsemanship and loped again today. We also rode...
Today I rode Gus and he was really good. We started off by doing some warm ups: flexing, hip-overs, leg yields, and walking/trotting...
Yesterday it rained really hard and so today we weren't able to do very much with Gus because Janie's arena and round pen were to wet. So...
We also upped his feed a little more and he is continuing to be fed Ultium. He has gained more weight since we have begun to feed him...
Today we took Gus to my trainer, Janie. First, we began by lunging him to see how he moves, what he does, and what he knows. He was...
My trainer, Janie and I have been able to talk and we have scheduled to bring Gus to her on October 31st Tuesday. We plan to lunge him,...
Today we took Gus some Ultium feed and the family of Gus will be giving him about a cup to start out with. I also was able to take some...
Today I heard back from my trainer, Janie, and we will try to plan to evaluate and ride Gus for the first time around October 29th. I...
I was able to take Gus to our veterinarian Dr. Welch out of La Grange, TX. Dr. Welch did multiple tests on Gus to see if he could spot...
This July, I was offered an opportunity with this horse Gus. He hasn't been ridden in 5-6 years, due to an incident in 2011 when he...
I haven't been posting in a while, but I am still making a lot of progress with Gus. We have been working on Trail, Horsemanship,...