After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
Day #15 - Any special tricks my horse knows
None of my three mares know any tricks. I have thought about teaching them to bow, but I never really followed through with it. I guess I am not really a trick type of person. My horses are not circus acts. ;-) Asking my horses to do tricks feels as though I am degrading them.
I do have a funny story about tricks though. When I first got Sparky years ago, I found out by accident that she had been taught how to "beg" for treats. As her eleventh owner in her ten years of life, it did not surprise me that someone along the line taught her a trick. I was about to feed her a treat but got sidetracked talking to someone (I think it was my mother). Sparky was on crossties and knew I had the treat. She ended up raising her foreleg and "begging" for the treat. I remember laughing and finding it super funny. I tried it again, and she lifted her foreleg again. I never did it too much, but every once in a while I would ask for her to "beg". I know I did it much more when I was younger, and would often show new people how my horse "knew a trick".
None of my three mares know any tricks. I have thought about teaching them to bow, but I never really followed through with it. I guess I am not really a trick type of person. My horses are not circus acts. ;-) Asking my horses to do tricks feels as though I am degrading them.
I do have a funny story about tricks though. When I first got Sparky years ago, I found out by accident that she had been taught how to "beg" for treats. As her eleventh owner in her ten years of life, it did not surprise me that someone along the line taught her a trick. I was about to feed her a treat but got sidetracked talking to someone (I think it was my mother). Sparky was on crossties and knew I had the treat. She ended up raising her foreleg and "begging" for the treat. I remember laughing and finding it super funny. I tried it again, and she lifted her foreleg again. I never did it too much, but every once in a while I would ask for her to "beg". I know I did it much more when I was younger, and would often show new people how my horse "knew a trick".
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