Tag Archives: catching a horse

An eyesore

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Mike

Well, today was an interesting day. It started with a 7:30 a.m. phone call from Jenn at the barn. I slept through that. When she called again at 8:00, I woke up and answered. It seems Bob had some kind … Continue reading →

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Boots on the ground

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Mike

I got out to the barn earlier today and put Boulder’s boots on before he was turned out (thanks to Frankie holding him in his stall a bit later than the others). I walked him down to the pasture where … Continue reading →

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These boots are made for walkin’….

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Mike

Today was an Experiment Day with Boulder. I wanted to see what effect his boots had on his pasture behavior, but I only got to the barn about 20 minutes before the herd was brought in for the day, so … Continue reading →

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Boulder’s first trail ride (sort of)

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Mike

It really was a trail ride; the “first” part is that it was that first one since I officially became Boulder’s new owner. But first, the boot report…. The Boa boots went on much more easily today. I decided to … Continue reading →

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St. Francis-tide means it’s time for the Blessing of the Animals!

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Mike

It’s been two days since I got out to the barn, and there was quite the dust-up going on when I got there this afternoon after church. A gate that keeps two of the bands of horses separated got left … Continue reading →

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Apple cinnamon… nom!

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Mike

Bob was Roberto again, today. I doctored his feet on one of the tracks (in the shade, this time!) while he was tied to a sturdy fence post. He was very good. Then we walked up to the barn and … Continue reading →

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Little things and signs of purple progress

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Mike

I was only at the barn for about 90 minutes today, but a lot of little things took place then and throughout the day. Boulder only ran from me once today in the pasture, and then allowed me to catch … Continue reading →

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A fox, a goose, a bag of corn, a rowboat, and a river….

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Mike

Bob was Boob today. Mos’ def. I went to check his feet in the pasture. I only had Boulder’s halter and lead rope, so I caught Bob and put the lead rope around his neck. No problem. I also forgot … Continue reading →

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Two-eyed, four-hooved, trottin’ purple eaten feetsies

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Mike

It only took about ten minutes to catch Boulder today, using refined techniques from Monday’s session. We are getting there! I discovered today that Dr. Naylor’s Blu-Kote is gentian violet and two other antiseptic and anti-fungal ingredients that are not … Continue reading →

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Caught ya, ya big hunk of horseflesh!

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Mike

Today I made great progress on my relationship with Boulder, I think. He decided he was going to play the “I’m only going to let you get within ten feet of me before I trot off” game in the pasture … Continue reading →

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