Tag Archives: Kelsey

An easy day

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Mike

I showed Frankie how to put boots on Boulder this morning. Actually, she did most of the work and I just kibitzed. It took her some time, but she still did a better job than I did the first time. … Continue reading →

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A passel of Percherons

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Mike

It’s been a busy week, so I haven’t had any more Bob time since Tuesday. The horse I have been taking lessons on is lame and can barely walk (poor Sam), so no lesson for me this week. This morning … Continue reading →

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Sam does logs, Emma is preggers, and there is a death in the family (sort of)

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Mike

Today I had my lesson with Sam (and Kelsey) over at Skyline. Sam was still occasionally gimpy, but Kelsey said that the farrier is supposed to come out tomorrow and that he thought he had a pretty good idea of … Continue reading →

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Sam tries to pull one over on us

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Mike

My riding lesson with Kelsey went well today. Sam, the quarter horse-thoroughbred cross who is Kelsey’s lesson horse, was a good boy today (he usually is). I am getting better at standing changes and interrupted changes. Cantering is pure joy—well, … Continue reading →

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Movin’ on up…

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Mike

After a couple of false starts this week, we got Bob moved to his permanent home at Abiding Acres. Many thanks to Kelsey (and her father) for the transportation help! Kim left early this morning for her vacation with a … Continue reading →

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B-Day

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Mike

Well, today was the day. It’s not actually Kim’s birthday today, but it’s close enough. Kelsey was a superstar today, and so was Bob. Kelsey played her part well, giving Kim the story starting last night via text that she … Continue reading →

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Shh… it’s a surprise!

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Mike

Via the magic of WordPress, I can write about Kim’s surprise birthday present without worrying about spoiling the surprise. How cool is that? After almost a month of hemming and hawing (on my part), second guessing myself, and negotiating with … Continue reading →

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