Meandering with Marilyn

 
My Owner(MO) noticed immediately that I felt comfortable in the trail riding environment.  Following the tail in front of ME reminds me of my life before I came to live with MO.   Open spaces, a group of horses, and trails to follow in single file. 

One of the mornings at the High Country Ranch was pretty frosty. [...]

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My Owner(MO) likes to drive early, so we did. We were loaded and gone by 4 am.  I got a full hay bag to munch on for the trip. MO stopped a couple times, so I could relax. 
When I arrived at the High Country Ranch, I was shown like royalty to my pen, which was bigger than [...]

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My Owner(MO) is making final preparations. We are planning to leave early Friday morning…
In the true sense of a vacation, I am going to get an equine massage with Kim Kizzier of Applied Integrative Therapy during the trip. Kim is a Licensed Massage Therapist, and is a certified equine acupressure practitioner with Tallgrass Animal Acupressure.  MO has a [...]

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My Owner(MO) is still working on the thought that I need more exercise/conditioning. She tells me in addition to riding this week, I will receive some time on the horse walker.
I am really looking forward to the SD trip, but the preparation is reducing my stand around and sleep/eat time.
My Owner’s Husband(MOH) has been working [...]

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My Owner(MO) has noticed that I seem more confident in loping circles when I have leg wraps on. She has observed that I have accidentally interfered with myself in the hind legs several different times, then I limp. It is almost always, right hind hits left hind…then I limp. I interfere more [...]

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My Owner(MO) continues with her enthusiasm for getting me in shape. She has ridden me every day since Sunday. Wow! That is really quite a lot for a nice, lazy girl like me. Of course, she does give me a reward after we’re done riding.
Last night the temps were [...]

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My Owner(MO) is determined that I will be in condition by the time we go to SD. (see previous post)  This past weekend was Labor Day weekend, which gave MO 3 days to work with me.  I’m sure glad that 3 day weekends only come once in a while!
Sunday I was not a happy camper.  [...]

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