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The horses are fine. They're still shedding out and with the optimism of spring I'm about convinced that I want to go to a (small, local) dressage show to feel bad about myself and my riding and my horse again. What fun!

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Finn update

May. 8th, 2023 08:23 am
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I sent Finn to Sleep-Away Camp for three-ish weeks in April so that he could Learn About Boarding Barns and cross ties and wash racks and generalized "Boarding Barn Life" including shit like lunging (we don't lunge) and hubbub and exposure and so forth.

ExpandHello muddah, hello fadda )
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It was gorgeous out yesterday afternoon so I hopped over to Trys's house to visit the Finnegan. He's got his basic halter skills and since he's not old enough for a Real Job, he's mostly just hanging out and growing up. But, since the weather was very nice, I figured we would have a work session to review known material.

ExpandWhat kind of work can a 10 month old colt even do? )
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Finn's papers got here in the mail today. He was born March 22, which is right in line with what I guessed for him, so he's just about seven months old. I need to complete the "buyer's" portion of the paperwork and send it back to the registry and then they'll issue me new papers for him.

He's doing well, this weekend he caught in under two minutes, very politely. We worked on grooming tools, picking up his feet, standing quietly in-hand for bot fly egg scraping-off, reviewed basic in-hand skills. It was all very pleasant and low-stress.
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On Saturday, we went up to ride Sweep at the state 4H competitive ride, which was fine. Mostly I'm mentioning this because I got a picture I've been wanting for several years.

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It rained on Labor Day. Caught Finn loose in field (he pulled rope out of my hands one time but then stood to be haltered on second try) and did some fairly minimal work.

ExpandAnother Finn Update, So Exciting! )
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Went over today to play Finn while the in-laws of Trys were at church. They religion, I do not, so it's a good time to play horse while they're not around.

ExpandMiddle-aged lady walks into a field with a rope halter in her hand... )
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As you know, Bob, I am limited in time to work with Finn because Trysta's in-laws think she owns him and I'm just "helping" her with him. This is because Trysta's in-laws are idiots who want to tell Trys what she can and can't do with the ten acres that they literally DEEDED TO HER AND HER HUSBAND. Oh, well. Not my circus, not my monkeys and it's a simple enough ruse to keep going.

ExpandAnyway, seeing as how my time with Finn is limited, I gotta get shit done before he gets bigger and athletic-er. )
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The midlife crisis thing?

Yeah.

ExpandHere's the update... )

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