Here is a good photo of how round Steen is getting.
Month: May 2009
Never a Dull Moment
Yesterday I had an interesting trip to the barn. We’d had rain so it was a little muddy, but Steen came to the gate to meet me when I went down to the pasture and we went inside. While I groomed him, I was really pleased with how he looked. His spine is finally a… Read more »
My Sister and My Horse, Act II
My lovely little sister came out for a visit last week, almost exactly a year after her first time visiting us in Iowa. Last time she was here, Steen and I were still working out the particulars of our relationship. Since her initial visit, Steen and I have learned a lot about each other, though… Read more »
Balance
It’s been an interesting week at the barn. On Sunday the weather was great, and I went out to see Steen with the intention of finally riding in one of the pastures. The herd is now free of the mud lot, and I found Steen and his buddies grazing in the field I had intended… Read more »
Thrush and Broadening Horizons
It was a lovely weekend of sunshine and warm temperatures. Saturday was Duke day. Steen got his feet trimmed, and I had Duke take a look at the frog on his right-front, which recently shed out in a way that worried me a little – too deep in the back. Duke agreed it looks like… Read more »
The Mud of Spring
On Wednesday I went to the barn to find the mud lot truly living up to its name. I could not be more grateful that Steen comes to the gate to meet me now, because even walking into that soup of muck that covers the ground from fence to fence would be difficult. On Wednesday… Read more »