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Flyboy of Monte Cristo: January 2012
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Flyboy of Monte Cristo. Follow the journey as Fly continues his saddle training and begins conditioning to become my new endurance partner. Friday, January 27, 2012. OK, Let Me Try Again. Fly is totally seat/leg sensitive and willingly does circles, figure eights, tiny serpentines, etc. completely off seat and leg aids. Wow. This is the same horse that four months ago didn't move off my leg at all! Go back and read some early posts and you will be able to see how far he has come! Beside me while I dragge...
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Flyboy of Monte Cristo: September 2011
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Flyboy of Monte Cristo. Follow the journey as Fly continues his saddle training and begins conditioning to become my new endurance partner. Friday, September 30, 2011. Is It July or the End of September? Needless to say, I decided not. To ride this afternoon when I got off work. The boys hung out in the shade of the barn with the fan blowing all afternoon! Tomorrow will be a little cooler hopefully so Flyboy will get some arena schooling! Thursday, September 29, 2011. Good friends heading down the trail!
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Flyboy of Monte Cristo: October 2011
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Flyboy of Monte Cristo. Follow the journey as Fly continues his saddle training and begins conditioning to become my new endurance partner. Monday, October 31, 2011. Looks like the SWAT team showed up! This has got to be a Halloween for the record books! Lovely, mild sunny weather! Three of us headed up the canyon to ride around the Ponderosa Loop again. Absolutely amazing for this time of year! He even led the way for quite a long stretch. He is getting braver and becoming a solid trail horse! Tall with...
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse: March 2011
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse. Follow Riyah's progress as she goes from a newly broke, inexperienced green horse to a mentally, emotionally, and physically fit endurance athlete. Thursday, March 31, 2011. Riyah and I did a 20 mile training ride today in glorious sunny weather. Maybe the horses thought it was hot, but I was so happy to be in the sun! MJ came down to ride with me, bringing her young mare, SueLynn. Our two girls got along great. Maybe she learned a lesson. Both horses h...
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Flyboy of Monte Cristo: February 2012
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Flyboy of Monte Cristo. Follow the journey as Fly continues his saddle training and begins conditioning to become my new endurance partner. Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Warm Before the Storm? Since tomorrow's forecast is dire indeed, I decided Flyboy had. To have a trail ride! We may be buried in snow again within twenty-four hours and lose the opportunity for who knows how long. Our last trail ride was December 30. Two whole months ago! Because he flatly refused to go any farther! It took about 5 minut...
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse: Two Weeks Past Surgery
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse. Follow Riyah's progress as she goes from a newly broke, inexperienced green horse to a mentally, emotionally, and physically fit endurance athlete. Monday, August 1, 2011. Two Weeks Past Surgery. Dr Cody also instructed me to start hand-walking Riyah (yay! 15 minutes a day. When I got home I walked her around in the arena and she was happy to be out of jail! The first thing she wanted to do was roll in the sand! August 2, 2011 at 7:00 AM. Riyah is a six...
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse: October 2011
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse. Follow Riyah's progress as she goes from a newly broke, inexperienced green horse to a mentally, emotionally, and physically fit endurance athlete. Wednesday, October 5, 2011. I have started a new blog about a young, green broke mustang gelding I purchased a few weeks ago. I hope that he will learn and grow into a good solid endurance partner. Choosing a new horse was very difficult. I miss Riyah so. Our blog address is:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse: August 2011
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse. Follow Riyah's progress as she goes from a newly broke, inexperienced green horse to a mentally, emotionally, and physically fit endurance athlete. Friday, August 19, 2011. I had bad news at her vet appointment. Deterioration of the bone. Another bone chip. Serious inflammation. The vet could offer me no hope. He recommended that Riyah be put down. I am devastated, but I am glad she isn't hurting anymore. Wednesday, August 10, 2011. I am going to re-arr...
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse: July 2011
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Glory of the Wind-the making of an endurance horse. Follow Riyah's progress as she goes from a newly broke, inexperienced green horse to a mentally, emotionally, and physically fit endurance athlete. Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Riyah Is Home Again. Written on the papers I brought home from the vet clinic:. Prognosis: "Guarded due to advanced cartilage damage.". Recommendations: Two weeks stall rest. Adequan at two weeks. Hand walk/ small turnout 4-6 weeks. One year rest with controlled exercise. Oh man, oh...
