Sumtimes after lots of hard werk, its good to take a break and has playtime.
Yesterdays my partner and I has fun with no ropes. First tehre was ropes- teh long one. But i still has backing up with just teh finger wagging. Over a pole, between teh jumps- I has skillz backing up!
Circles and sideways too- i can do it all.
Teh best fun was when we took teh ropes off. My partner had a small jump set up and I LUV jumping! so we plays first to make sure we want to stick togethers, and then wooheee we jumps! Ok i jumps cuz i has teh longer legs. so much fun! she points teh finger and i take off- weee! Tehn teh other way!
Tehn we plays circling which is hard cuz teh arena is not a circle- but I knows what to do- and sometimes i take teh jump just for fun- other times i goe around for breaks.
We has lots of fun, and if my flavors weren't waitinf for mee in teh stall, I wuld've stayed longer jumpings.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Teh Hardest Werk Ever!
Hai! It has been so long since my last post. I has taken some time off posting cuz nothing new has happenings. I cannot has boring tendencies on my blogs- so I just dun't write anything.
Well, yesterdays I had teh hardest werk out ever. Feels good after, but really, it was so hard.
First reason it was hard: 2 other horses shared teh arena with me! Whatever, tihs gelding who has talls and fats needs his space. We has goings in different directions sumtimes and I swear tehy were aiming to crash into mees. How can a horse concentrate wiht all tihs stuff goings on?
And I guess teh second reason teh workout was hard was cuz i perhaps culd've paid more attentions and has more trust onto my partner. I realized by teh end all she was asking me to do was teh same stuff we've been doing all along. But seriouslies it didn't seem taht way with teh other horses in tehre.
I tolded her i culd not longe in teh arena wiht teh horses. Oh yes you can she says, try it. Ok I tries, but i bend teh wrong way to make shure tehy dun't crash or kick mee. No she says, bend teh right way. Hmm no, I tihnk its better to go faster and keep bending teh other way- or just not move at alls. Nope she says, not an option, GO FORWARD, don't care waht speed as long as yu go. Ok FINE but if a horse kicks mees, I is gonna has madness towards yu. Trust she says. I has so much fast cuz I just didn't believe i could make it 'round teh other horses. So we goes and goes and goes. So a little of taht and no horses crashed. So i finally slowes and do my works.
Ok so it turns out she has rightness and knowes we has space to do our job. I guess she can see teh ground better cuz she's shorter tehn me and is closer to it. From up heres, it looks like no room atalls.
She says i was making teh whole tihng much harder tehn it needed to be. And by teh time she helped me figure it out, I was definitelies sweaty cuz I has so much running. We has nice long cool out and practice walking in "Teh hand" as she says but wiht my head down down down, like i was gonna roll in teh dirt but kept walking instead. And wehn teh steam was off my backs we goes inside.
I feels so good after hasing hard werkouts- I shall be in tip top shapes in no time.
Well, yesterdays I had teh hardest werk out ever. Feels good after, but really, it was so hard.
First reason it was hard: 2 other horses shared teh arena with me! Whatever, tihs gelding who has talls and fats needs his space. We has goings in different directions sumtimes and I swear tehy were aiming to crash into mees. How can a horse concentrate wiht all tihs stuff goings on?
And I guess teh second reason teh workout was hard was cuz i perhaps culd've paid more attentions and has more trust onto my partner. I realized by teh end all she was asking me to do was teh same stuff we've been doing all along. But seriouslies it didn't seem taht way with teh other horses in tehre.
I tolded her i culd not longe in teh arena wiht teh horses. Oh yes you can she says, try it. Ok I tries, but i bend teh wrong way to make shure tehy dun't crash or kick mee. No she says, bend teh right way. Hmm no, I tihnk its better to go faster and keep bending teh other way- or just not move at alls. Nope she says, not an option, GO FORWARD, don't care waht speed as long as yu go. Ok FINE but if a horse kicks mees, I is gonna has madness towards yu. Trust she says. I has so much fast cuz I just didn't believe i could make it 'round teh other horses. So we goes and goes and goes. So a little of taht and no horses crashed. So i finally slowes and do my works.
Ok so it turns out she has rightness and knowes we has space to do our job. I guess she can see teh ground better cuz she's shorter tehn me and is closer to it. From up heres, it looks like no room atalls.
She says i was making teh whole tihng much harder tehn it needed to be. And by teh time she helped me figure it out, I was definitelies sweaty cuz I has so much running. We has nice long cool out and practice walking in "Teh hand" as she says but wiht my head down down down, like i was gonna roll in teh dirt but kept walking instead. And wehn teh steam was off my backs we goes inside.
I feels so good after hasing hard werkouts- I shall be in tip top shapes in no time.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Bending Blues
I culdn't belieeve it when my partner showed up at teh barn today. Ew, it was raining and cold! But not for me cuz I has a waterproot 220gram high neck rug on. Oh but tehn I rememberd, we have teh arena wiht teh cover and teh fake suns. And latelies my partner spends time watering teh dirt in tehre..so far no grass is growing, teh suns aren't strong enough I guess.
Anyways, todays I get tacked up wiht teh saddle, which is a change cuz latelies I has been doing ground work. Whatever, no big deal. Tehn teh boots on, and tehn to teh arena. Warming up I showed my partner how much practice of streching and trotting all at once. My steps are still a little small, but I has stretches and it has good feeling.
Once warmed up, we do real stretches of teh legs, I has hard times stretching my hind legs. My partner laughs and says I need yoga. Is taht a flavor? If so I want it!!
A little more work on teh longe, and tehn we go for a ride. Apparentlies tehre is a lot of decisions to be made cuz I want to control teh bit and I want to control wehre we goes and teh speed. And apparentlies taht is not waht my partner had in mind. So todays I tried to ignore her leg until it was so damn annoying I just muved over already. and tehn teh other way. I didn't really like this at all, but muving to teh right from teh left leg was much better for me. teh other way has difficulties! I try to grab teh bit and run away, but taht doesn't work so well- but I still try every now and again.
Wahtever, we didn't even has speed. No trottings. Just tihs moving over stuff. Bending tihs way and taht, me trying to eat teh reins inbetween cuz I am hungry and wants flavors and don't really want to do much more of tihs.
Finally it was all over and I got my flavors afterall. Good ones too, but nothing new in teh bucket.
Anyways, todays I get tacked up wiht teh saddle, which is a change cuz latelies I has been doing ground work. Whatever, no big deal. Tehn teh boots on, and tehn to teh arena. Warming up I showed my partner how much practice of streching and trotting all at once. My steps are still a little small, but I has stretches and it has good feeling.
Once warmed up, we do real stretches of teh legs, I has hard times stretching my hind legs. My partner laughs and says I need yoga. Is taht a flavor? If so I want it!!
A little more work on teh longe, and tehn we go for a ride. Apparentlies tehre is a lot of decisions to be made cuz I want to control teh bit and I want to control wehre we goes and teh speed. And apparentlies taht is not waht my partner had in mind. So todays I tried to ignore her leg until it was so damn annoying I just muved over already. and tehn teh other way. I didn't really like this at all, but muving to teh right from teh left leg was much better for me. teh other way has difficulties! I try to grab teh bit and run away, but taht doesn't work so well- but I still try every now and again.
Wahtever, we didn't even has speed. No trottings. Just tihs moving over stuff. Bending tihs way and taht, me trying to eat teh reins inbetween cuz I am hungry and wants flavors and don't really want to do much more of tihs.
Finally it was all over and I got my flavors afterall. Good ones too, but nothing new in teh bucket.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Getting teh Hang of It
I really don't want to admit tihs, but I tihnk my partner has rightness wehn she asked me to soften to teh bit. And maybee she has rightness wehn she says I shuld try to stretch wehn I trots. Waht I didn't knoe tehn is taht teh whole system helps me has better moves, which I definitelies want!
So the past cuple dayz we has been playing on teh longeing line and on teh ground, mostlie working on my manners wiht teh bridling process and making better moves trotting. My partner says I has to build more top of teh line muscles.
No matter how much ass-behavur I has, no matter waht I do taht may make sumeone mad or scared, my partner has no anger to me. I really don't get it. She just says "try again." She has no scaredness or madness about teh tinhgs I don't like and try to get away from. Wehn I see her not so scared and has focused look on teh job, I realize maybe I shuld has more focus too and perhaps maybee less ass-behavur.
She told me I worked hard yesterday. I tried my verry best. Like I has said before, I has no problem pleasing teh mares.
So the past cuple dayz we has been playing on teh longeing line and on teh ground, mostlie working on my manners wiht teh bridling process and making better moves trotting. My partner says I has to build more top of teh line muscles.
No matter how much ass-behavur I has, no matter waht I do taht may make sumeone mad or scared, my partner has no anger to me. I really don't get it. She just says "try again." She has no scaredness or madness about teh tinhgs I don't like and try to get away from. Wehn I see her not so scared and has focused look on teh job, I realize maybe I shuld has more focus too and perhaps maybee less ass-behavur.
She told me I worked hard yesterday. I tried my verry best. Like I has said before, I has no problem pleasing teh mares.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Bit o' Fun
Humph. Apparently teh idea behind my tooths getting a float was so I could start wearing a bit. Lets say teh first day I has bad feelings towards tihs idea. But my partner tells me I culd has so much softness and better talks wiht her if I gives it a try. Ok, so I tried to pull teh reins out of her hands, hahaha. I knowes I shuldn't do taht but I like to try to chew on teh reins.
She kept trying to change my mind and finally it worked, but I was pretty stubborn about keeping to my ideas. I guess it does feel better tihs way afteralls.
She kept trying to change my mind and finally it worked, but I was pretty stubborn about keeping to my ideas. I guess it does feel better tihs way afteralls.
Monday, November 19, 2007
A Letter to teh Big Guy...
Dear Santas,
I has had very good manners tihs year. I eats all my flavors and takes people for rides.
Taht said, I wuld like to ask yu for a Christmas present. I wuld like to have a pair of easy boot epics. My hooves has better feelings wiht tehese boots and I has better moves. Teh size I need is 2. New or gently used is ok- whatever yu have at yur shop.
Otehr tahn that, flavors! I luv tehm.
Love,
Ernies
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Eh
Eh, as it turns out, I don't really has good feelings or excitement about akupunxshure. I didnt realise it has needles. Ew.
Teh rest of teh stuff was okays. I has good adjustments in my tmj and neck and back and stuff like taht. And teh vet said I gained manee body scores since teh last time she saw me. Has fats!
I gets a couple days rest and tehn back tu working.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
I has so much excitement
I heard sum human mares talking yesterday and tehy said teh vet is coming. From waht I gather, teh vet comes in 1 more sun and moon. So by human calculations, taht wuld be Fridays.
Tehese human mares fully believe taht tihs vet will helps me make has better moves. Sumtihng about floating teeth...i tihnk I recall taht stuff but usually I has sleepiness at taht time so I dont quite remember waht its about. And tehn stuff called kyropraktx and akyupukshure. I tihnk I has had tihs kyropraktx but never teh other tihng.
But wahtevers- if its all about mee (and it is), and its gonna make me feel good, tehn i has excitements about it.
I also gets to try wearing boots on my front hooves cuz human mare trimmer friend says I stab teh ground wiht my front hooves. I has excitement about tihs cuz I has seen Faith and Franks wear tehm boots, and I has jealousy over it.
Tehese human mares fully believe taht tihs vet will helps me make has better moves. Sumtihng about floating teeth...i tihnk I recall taht stuff but usually I has sleepiness at taht time so I dont quite remember waht its about. And tehn stuff called kyropraktx and akyupukshure. I tihnk I has had tihs kyropraktx but never teh other tihng.
But wahtevers- if its all about mee (and it is), and its gonna make me feel good, tehn i has excitements about it.
I also gets to try wearing boots on my front hooves cuz human mare trimmer friend says I stab teh ground wiht my front hooves. I has excitement about tihs cuz I has seen Faith and Franks wear tehm boots, and I has jealousy over it.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Trickery and Cantering
Tihs is what my afterhnoon has:
Partner: Oh Hai Ernie, lets play in a minute.
Mee: Okay, I wuld like tu.
halterings, tieings, blanket offs, papayaya treat, groomings saddlings, hoof pickings, off to teh arena.
Partner: Okay ernies, lets warm up at teh walk, stick to teh arena wall, ok?
Me: Okays, I can do taht though I tihnk trottings may be better.
Partner:No, just walk right nows.
Mee: Okays.
some time passes at teh walk
Partner:Ok Ernies, lets warm up at teh trot nows after i tighten teh girth a little.
Me:Okays.
trotting trotting trotting...stop, switch directions...trotting trotting trotting
Partner: Ernies, today we works on stretching teh legs by taking bigger steps but not speeding ups. I'll let yu knows if yu has too much speeds or if you has to take bigger steps
Me: Okay, I do my best but I want to has speed.
trotting...tries to has speed but she was serius about taht slow stuff.
Partner: Wow, its getting dusty in here, Ernie. I dont think we're gonna ride tonight.
Mee: Oh reallys? Tihs very announcement makes me has sadness.
as i stand tehre while partner and barn owner chat about stuff, secretely has hopes i can go eat my dinner flavors now.
Partner: Ok, well, since we're already dressed for teh riding, I'll just hop on for a walk.
Me: Waht? We were finished!!!! Teh other horses are eatings! I am being left out! Someone, probably, Franks, is gonna eat my flavors!!!! Ok fine, we just walk, but I has an eye on him.
all of a sudden we're walkings and trottings and circles and serpentines. I has kept my promise by being less of teh ass I was last week.
Partner: OK Ernie, I'm gonna ask you to has canter steps now.
Me:What the?!??! NOOOOOO! Yu sais no riding and now canterings? I shall bite your legs!
Partner: Uhh, No Ernies, just give it a try.
Mee: Fine. Yu want try? I give yu one
hop in teh front taht my partner tihnks is canter wehn its really rear.
Partner:GOOD BOY Ernie!
Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, yu serious? U just rewarded me for being bad.
Partner: Well, lets trot a bit more.
Mee: Okays... but i really want my flavors now.
trotting trotting trotting
Partner: OKay Erniees, Now canter.
Me: I SHALL Bite your legs!
Partner: Noes, just canter, I'll ask again.
Me: Well, okay, since you asked again.
canter canter canter
Partner: Good boy Ernie! We're done. Lets just has cool down time nows. Tehn flavor time.
Me: Sweet! I luv flavors. Don't Aneeone in teh barn steal tehm.
I has no problems making teh human mares happy.
Partner: Oh Hai Ernie, lets play in a minute.
Mee: Okay, I wuld like tu.
halterings, tieings, blanket offs, papayaya treat, groomings saddlings, hoof pickings, off to teh arena.
Partner: Okay ernies, lets warm up at teh walk, stick to teh arena wall, ok?
Me: Okays, I can do taht though I tihnk trottings may be better.
Partner:No, just walk right nows.
Mee: Okays.
some time passes at teh walk
Partner:Ok Ernies, lets warm up at teh trot nows after i tighten teh girth a little.
Me:Okays.
trotting trotting trotting...stop, switch directions...trotting trotting trotting
Partner: Ernies, today we works on stretching teh legs by taking bigger steps but not speeding ups. I'll let yu knows if yu has too much speeds or if you has to take bigger steps
Me: Okay, I do my best but I want to has speed.
trotting...tries to has speed but she was serius about taht slow stuff.
Partner: Wow, its getting dusty in here, Ernie. I dont think we're gonna ride tonight.
Mee: Oh reallys? Tihs very announcement makes me has sadness.
as i stand tehre while partner and barn owner chat about stuff, secretely has hopes i can go eat my dinner flavors now.
Partner: Ok, well, since we're already dressed for teh riding, I'll just hop on for a walk.
Me: Waht? We were finished!!!! Teh other horses are eatings! I am being left out! Someone, probably, Franks, is gonna eat my flavors!!!! Ok fine, we just walk, but I has an eye on him.
all of a sudden we're walkings and trottings and circles and serpentines. I has kept my promise by being less of teh ass I was last week.
Partner: OK Ernie, I'm gonna ask you to has canter steps now.
Me:What the?!??! NOOOOOO! Yu sais no riding and now canterings? I shall bite your legs!
Partner: Uhh, No Ernies, just give it a try.
Mee: Fine. Yu want try? I give yu one
hop in teh front taht my partner tihnks is canter wehn its really rear.
Partner:GOOD BOY Ernie!
Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, yu serious? U just rewarded me for being bad.
Partner: Well, lets trot a bit more.
Mee: Okays... but i really want my flavors now.
trotting trotting trotting
Partner: OKay Erniees, Now canter.
Me: I SHALL Bite your legs!
Partner: Noes, just canter, I'll ask again.
Me: Well, okay, since you asked again.
canter canter canter
Partner: Good boy Ernie! We're done. Lets just has cool down time nows. Tehn flavor time.
Me: Sweet! I luv flavors. Don't Aneeone in teh barn steal tehm.
I has no problems making teh human mares happy.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Can't touch tihs
Todays has teh coldest temperatures and winds so far. If I could do teh boogie, I would. Okay, I did do teh boogie equine stylz, running back and forths with lots of rears and buks for good measurs. Franks and Faith and I put on teh show!
My partner came by and gave me an afternoon snack of beet pulp, and some herbs taht make my tummy feel good when I exercise. I also got 2 helpings of taht orange papayaya stuff again- new flavors are always welcome!
Nobody felt like riding todays, so we played on teh ground. We set up jumps and squeezed over tehm. First you line up for it. Tehn you wait for your partner to say "go" by lifting teh finger and pointing over teh jump and yu GO! Tehn stop after and turn and face. and tehn goe teh other way.
Its so much fun!!! I love jumping! I can jump over anything, including horses like Franks, which I almost had to do today, but I was too tired, so I just reared instead.
My partner came by and gave me an afternoon snack of beet pulp, and some herbs taht make my tummy feel good when I exercise. I also got 2 helpings of taht orange papayaya stuff again- new flavors are always welcome!
Nobody felt like riding todays, so we played on teh ground. We set up jumps and squeezed over tehm. First you line up for it. Tehn you wait for your partner to say "go" by lifting teh finger and pointing over teh jump and yu GO! Tehn stop after and turn and face. and tehn goe teh other way.
Its so much fun!!! I love jumping! I can jump over anything, including horses like Franks, which I almost had to do today, but I was too tired, so I just reared instead.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Promises Must Be Kept
I knowes I has attitudes about different stuffs- like teh other night when i was a jerk about moving my hooves. My partner had many werds to share with me. I told her tomorrows I has better moves.
So tomorrow is now todays, and I has better moves. I feels good, but I tihnk my partner felt badlies about yelling at me yesterdays- she brought me stuff today as "i has sorries gifts." Before teh ride my partner gave me some papaya stuff- was yummy but took me by surprise! Tehn we added another pad for under teh saddle. And i also got to wear a jumping hackamore for a change.
When on teh longe line, I practiced how to go from walks to canter with a kiss noise. My partner tells me to not forget teh back legs, she says i sumtimes has crossfires back theres.
Wehn all tihs has finished, we ride. I goes every single time. I tihnk I took 2 times to give nasty ears but I gaves it up quick after rememberings our talk last night.
All in alls everytihng has better feel tonights. I has proudness.
So tomorrow is now todays, and I has better moves. I feels good, but I tihnk my partner felt badlies about yelling at me yesterdays- she brought me stuff today as "i has sorries gifts." Before teh ride my partner gave me some papaya stuff- was yummy but took me by surprise! Tehn we added another pad for under teh saddle. And i also got to wear a jumping hackamore for a change.
When on teh longe line, I practiced how to go from walks to canter with a kiss noise. My partner tells me to not forget teh back legs, she says i sumtimes has crossfires back theres.
Wehn all tihs has finished, we ride. I goes every single time. I tihnk I took 2 times to give nasty ears but I gaves it up quick after rememberings our talk last night.
All in alls everytihng has better feel tonights. I has proudness.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Pop Quiz part II
I knowed it was gonna happen sumtime. Human mares are so quick to say horses are teachers. Of course horses know tihs, but what we don't let on most of teh time is taht sumtimes humans teach horses too.
Todays we has some times for riding, and so we did. Very good walkings, over poles, between teh poles. Tehn it all fells apart when I decided I wanted to be teh one to decide when we trots, walks and stops. Well, shouldn't I be teh one to decide cuz My hooves are teh ones on teh ground? I stick by my theories.
All of a sudden my partner threw up her hands and says to mees, "Fine Ernees. Has attitudes. I dont has to ride yu, I has plenty others to ride- BETTER ones to ride, like Franks. To be honest, I dont see how yu can be an eventer anyways cuz yu has too much stoppings. Eventers don't do tihs. Tihs is teh end of teh roads for yus, I am finding a new horse to ride."
WHOAS hold teh train! I dun't know waht button I pushed but I just got told off!!! She dismissed me!!!! Seriously, I'll be better. And I was, rights? We had tihs very talk and tehn I trotted. I guess I do want to be an eventer and all teh best of tehm has goes and not so much stops.
Damn. Yu got me.
Try again tumorrow- I has even better moves yet.
Todays we has some times for riding, and so we did. Very good walkings, over poles, between teh poles. Tehn it all fells apart when I decided I wanted to be teh one to decide when we trots, walks and stops. Well, shouldn't I be teh one to decide cuz My hooves are teh ones on teh ground? I stick by my theories.
All of a sudden my partner threw up her hands and says to mees, "Fine Ernees. Has attitudes. I dont has to ride yu, I has plenty others to ride- BETTER ones to ride, like Franks. To be honest, I dont see how yu can be an eventer anyways cuz yu has too much stoppings. Eventers don't do tihs. Tihs is teh end of teh roads for yus, I am finding a new horse to ride."
WHOAS hold teh train! I dun't know waht button I pushed but I just got told off!!! She dismissed me!!!! Seriously, I'll be better. And I was, rights? We had tihs very talk and tehn I trotted. I guess I do want to be an eventer and all teh best of tehm has goes and not so much stops.
Damn. Yu got me.
Try again tumorrow- I has even better moves yet.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Pop Quiz
I has always been a teacher. Many human mares have said tihs very fact about mees. Wells, all good teachers has to give tests every so often to make for sures taht teh student understands teh principles.
Today was Pop Quiz day at teh barn. A perfect day for teh test cuz my partner left her wand in teh tack room. So no magics could help. No cheating tonight!
Teh pop quiz question was simple: who gets to choose when teh hooves move? Being teh best teacher ever, I pulled out all teh stops- quite literally. If I wasn't stopping, I was GOING. My partner laughed at me and called my bluffs. She says "fine...yu wanna go? LETS GO!" DING DING DING! She knows I didn't want to go for reals.
Tehn I tried stopping. Swing my head from side to side. She just laughed and said she has all day for me. Okay, fine. If yu tink yu knowes everything, how bout when I buck? Stuck like glue and just asked again. I goes. She tells me good boys. Asks for teh go again, and I goes. One more time. Switch directions.
Tehn we're done. We cool downs and go insides.
So after examining teh results, I has to admit I has done a good job teaching, cuz my student passed.
If anyone else wants lessons, let my partner know about it and we'll hook yu up.
Today was Pop Quiz day at teh barn. A perfect day for teh test cuz my partner left her wand in teh tack room. So no magics could help. No cheating tonight!
Teh pop quiz question was simple: who gets to choose when teh hooves move? Being teh best teacher ever, I pulled out all teh stops- quite literally. If I wasn't stopping, I was GOING. My partner laughed at me and called my bluffs. She says "fine...yu wanna go? LETS GO!" DING DING DING! She knows I didn't want to go for reals.
Tehn I tried stopping. Swing my head from side to side. She just laughed and said she has all day for me. Okay, fine. If yu tink yu knowes everything, how bout when I buck? Stuck like glue and just asked again. I goes. She tells me good boys. Asks for teh go again, and I goes. One more time. Switch directions.
Tehn we're done. We cool downs and go insides.
So after examining teh results, I has to admit I has done a good job teaching, cuz my student passed.
If anyone else wants lessons, let my partner know about it and we'll hook yu up.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Has Wrong-ness!!!!
I has bad attitude this weekend cuz my partner has basically been missing for teh last week. I has grumpies about it. But yesterday she esplained taht she has busies taking care of a friend, horse mare, taht needed her helps. Okaaay, fine. I gives.
Howevers, I has noticed taht latelies I has not as many flavors in my buckets as usuals. I don't like to accuse of wrong doings, but i has a feeling taht i has to share now with other horses so i gets less. This has wrongness!!!!!!
Well, no. Fine. My partner says I has too much fats now and its time to cut back a little. Too much fats? Mees? Lady, its a winter coat, not fats!!!!! Why won't she listen??
I has huuuunger pains. Owwwww. Abuse. Call someone. And make sure tehy bring more flavors, K, Thanks.
Howevers, I has noticed taht latelies I has not as many flavors in my buckets as usuals. I don't like to accuse of wrong doings, but i has a feeling taht i has to share now with other horses so i gets less. This has wrongness!!!!!!
Well, no. Fine. My partner says I has too much fats now and its time to cut back a little. Too much fats? Mees? Lady, its a winter coat, not fats!!!!! Why won't she listen??
I has huuuunger pains. Owwwww. Abuse. Call someone. And make sure tehy bring more flavors, K, Thanks.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Teh Magik Wand
Todays was like Fridays. My partner and her friend wanted to go for a ride. So my partner and I got tacked up and off we went to teh arena with our friends. Its fun to ride with another horse...a mare at that.
So here we is, all tehese mares and mees, in teh arena. What's a gelding to do? Reba, teh mare, has tonz of smooth moves. She knows how to do everything with her rider. I has much regard.
I tihnk my partner was feelin' like maybes we shouldn't be shown up by these 2, so she grabbed her magik wand and all of a suddent we were walkings and trottings and bendings and even canterings. I has quite good looks. I has smooth moves. I has goes and stops, with no bits in my mouths that don't has good tastes anyways. I has skillz like tihs Reba mare.
I has pretty proud feelings. I tihnk my partner was proud too cuz she laughed and said somethin to her human mare friend about teh magik stick bringing out teh best in mees.
Ehh, human mares.
So here we is, all tehese mares and mees, in teh arena. What's a gelding to do? Reba, teh mare, has tonz of smooth moves. She knows how to do everything with her rider. I has much regard.
I tihnk my partner was feelin' like maybes we shouldn't be shown up by these 2, so she grabbed her magik wand and all of a suddent we were walkings and trottings and bendings and even canterings. I has quite good looks. I has smooth moves. I has goes and stops, with no bits in my mouths that don't has good tastes anyways. I has skillz like tihs Reba mare.
I has pretty proud feelings. I tihnk my partner was proud too cuz she laughed and said somethin to her human mare friend about teh magik stick bringing out teh best in mees.
Ehh, human mares.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Who's teh Man?
Mees! Hai everyone!
So we're back to being healthy here at teh barhne. So taht means we can get back to work.
It all started earlier tihs week when I offered to give a ride to my partner who has sadness about her doggy dying. I don't understand why humans get so upset about taht- tehy shouldn't at all. Horses know tihs, for sures. So to all teh horses reading, you know taht when your partner is upset, teh best tihng tp do is to not be an ass. Stand for groomings. Get ur hoofs picked out. Tehn take teh partner for teh ride. No funnie business eithers.
So I must've made a good impression cuz we went for anotehr ride todays. Tihs time my partner has no sadness. We has all bizness. I has extra energies for us but all we did is walk. Which is weird cuz last time my partner wanted me to trot and I didn't really want to.
We even shared teh arena with another strange horse. I has better manners tehn tihs horse.
I get teh sneaking suspicions taht teh trimmer is coming to do my hoofs tomorrow. About times!
So we're back to being healthy here at teh barhne. So taht means we can get back to work.
It all started earlier tihs week when I offered to give a ride to my partner who has sadness about her doggy dying. I don't understand why humans get so upset about taht- tehy shouldn't at all. Horses know tihs, for sures. So to all teh horses reading, you know taht when your partner is upset, teh best tihng tp do is to not be an ass. Stand for groomings. Get ur hoofs picked out. Tehn take teh partner for teh ride. No funnie business eithers.
So I must've made a good impression cuz we went for anotehr ride todays. Tihs time my partner has no sadness. We has all bizness. I has extra energies for us but all we did is walk. Which is weird cuz last time my partner wanted me to trot and I didn't really want to.
We even shared teh arena with another strange horse. I has better manners tehn tihs horse.
I get teh sneaking suspicions taht teh trimmer is coming to do my hoofs tomorrow. About times!
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Public Apologies
Sorries for ripping teh left side of my sheet to bits. I really love it, but I love teh mare on teh other side of teh fence mores.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Ernie Columbus, Part II
Hai Everyone!
As it turns out, tihs new place is not so bad. I has all teh foods I can eat and no horse can steal it. I also has a twin, but in a mare's body. We has stalls next to eachother, so we fools people coming by. Tehy think we're twins. Ha!
Yesterday my partner thought it was a good idea to start exploring teh place. because I has explorer tendencies, I accompanies her just in case she got scared by sometihng. To take her mind off it, we played a game- it was way easy. My partner found something to look at and I had to try to figure it out. When I figures it out, I put my nose on it to show her. Horses are very good at tihs because we can read minds. Human mares may try to stump you, but it never works. And since I put my nose on teh scary stuff, I show everyone teh thing is not really scary to begin wiht.
Taht's what being an explorer is all about.
As it turns out, tihs new place is not so bad. I has all teh foods I can eat and no horse can steal it. I also has a twin, but in a mare's body. We has stalls next to eachother, so we fools people coming by. Tehy think we're twins. Ha!
Yesterday my partner thought it was a good idea to start exploring teh place. because I has explorer tendencies, I accompanies her just in case she got scared by sometihng. To take her mind off it, we played a game- it was way easy. My partner found something to look at and I had to try to figure it out. When I figures it out, I put my nose on it to show her. Horses are very good at tihs because we can read minds. Human mares may try to stump you, but it never works. And since I put my nose on teh scary stuff, I show everyone teh thing is not really scary to begin wiht.
Taht's what being an explorer is all about.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Has real estate?
I has been fooled. Hey Ernie, come lives on 25 acres and has lots of time to play with mee my partner says. Okay, I says, tihs could be good.
Tehn the rains come down, and my partner goes right brain. So on Sundays she made us move to a new place taht has fake suns inside teh barn and lots of cover- almost like teh trees at teh Red Barn but stronger. I tries to be an ass and not go in teh trailer at first, but taht didn't work. Frank went in and I couldn't let him show me up. Ernie 0, Human Mare 1.
No more 25 acres for us. Now we has smaller space outside. Now I has to live with Frank. AGAIN. Teh good news is taht Faith is with me. Tehy tried to put her out wiht teh other horse mares, but I has a fit about it and tehy brought her back. Ernie 1, Human Mare 1.
I also has real estate. I has a stall, wiht a bucket for waters and a bucket for flavors. And hays too. I kinda like it. I gets to eat all my foods and no horses can steal. Teh humans bring everything to me. Ernie 2, Human Mare 1.
I also stay dry and warm during teh nite. I has my red sheet on too. Ernie 3, Human Mare 1.
I can get used to tihs.
Faith isn't so happies about tihs changes. She likes teh 25 acres. She was teh boss out tehere and now she has no one to boss in her stall. She has extra large real estate but i don't tihnk she really cares about taht. I give tehm a point each. Faith 1, Human Mare 1.
Tehn the rains come down, and my partner goes right brain. So on Sundays she made us move to a new place taht has fake suns inside teh barn and lots of cover- almost like teh trees at teh Red Barn but stronger. I tries to be an ass and not go in teh trailer at first, but taht didn't work. Frank went in and I couldn't let him show me up. Ernie 0, Human Mare 1.
No more 25 acres for us. Now we has smaller space outside. Now I has to live with Frank. AGAIN. Teh good news is taht Faith is with me. Tehy tried to put her out wiht teh other horse mares, but I has a fit about it and tehy brought her back. Ernie 1, Human Mare 1.
I also has real estate. I has a stall, wiht a bucket for waters and a bucket for flavors. And hays too. I kinda like it. I gets to eat all my foods and no horses can steal. Teh humans bring everything to me. Ernie 2, Human Mare 1.
I also stay dry and warm during teh nite. I has my red sheet on too. Ernie 3, Human Mare 1.
I can get used to tihs.
Faith isn't so happies about tihs changes. She likes teh 25 acres. She was teh boss out tehere and now she has no one to boss in her stall. She has extra large real estate but i don't tihnk she really cares about taht. I give tehm a point each. Faith 1, Human Mare 1.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Has news?
Hai everyone! It has been long times since my last postings. I has thoughts about tihs yesterday and figurred yu may be asking yurself "waht has Ernie-man been up to tehese days?" Well, teh answer is: not much at alls. Tihs doesn't bother mee so much cuz horses don't really keep time teh way humans do. But I knowes you may be wondering about mee so I asked my partner to post here.
We has also been busies trying to find a winter location. A place taht has more dry gound and shelter from teh winds and rain, and also little fake suns inside teh shelters. Wee found tihs very place not too far from teh Red Barn pasture. Wehn we move we will be ables to exercise all winter long. Teh fake suns in teh arena will lite up teh area. I like to exercise so I has happiness with teh upcoming arrangement.
We has also been busies trying to find a winter location. A place taht has more dry gound and shelter from teh winds and rain, and also little fake suns inside teh shelters. Wee found tihs very place not too far from teh Red Barn pasture. Wehn we move we will be ables to exercise all winter long. Teh fake suns in teh arena will lite up teh area. I like to exercise so I has happiness with teh upcoming arrangement.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Has color?
I has a new rain sheet from teh sstack.com I normally has blue to wear but tihs one is red so my partner can see me in teh pasture from far away. I must say, I has good looks.
Pictures laters.
Pictures laters.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Times has Changes
I wuld like answers to teh following questions, tnx.
1. Why has my morning flavors disappeared? Tihs has wrongness.
2. Can teh flavors come back and teh Utah horses disppear (back to Utah, perhaps)? Tihs has rightness.
(Partner's note: It is now too dark, misty, and just plain creepy in the morning to get out to the barn before work. Ernie now gets fed 2 times a day but in the afternoon and later evening. As far as the new horses, alpha mare of the original RB herd has decided to make aquaintences with a particular appy gelding, with a knack for some good ole wannabe stallion lovin'. This has been quite the drama for Ernie and his best friend, Ripple, who have been teaming together to get their mare back, to no avail. Thus the great herd divide continues, with the occasional rogue effort by 2 strapping geldings to claim what is rightfully theirs.)
1. Why has my morning flavors disappeared? Tihs has wrongness.
2. Can teh flavors come back and teh Utah horses disppear (back to Utah, perhaps)? Tihs has rightness.
(Partner's note: It is now too dark, misty, and just plain creepy in the morning to get out to the barn before work. Ernie now gets fed 2 times a day but in the afternoon and later evening. As far as the new horses, alpha mare of the original RB herd has decided to make aquaintences with a particular appy gelding, with a knack for some good ole wannabe stallion lovin'. This has been quite the drama for Ernie and his best friend, Ripple, who have been teaming together to get their mare back, to no avail. Thus the great herd divide continues, with the occasional rogue effort by 2 strapping geldings to claim what is rightfully theirs.)
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Taht's a Wrap!
Hai everyone! Sorries, no time to writes blog entries cuz I has been busies doing exercises. My partner met wiht anoter human mare who taught her about tihs woman who knows lots about helping horses move teh right way. T-touch is teh name.
I has lots of stretches to do, tehn I put on teh bodee wrap which helps me feel waht my bum is doing in teh back of me. It helps. It helps so much taht my other human mare friend just came back from vacashuns and she says I has bigger neck and bum tehn last time she saws me. And we didn't tells her waht we's been up to.
I has some video of me wearing tihs wrap, but not much as we has no time for such frivolties.
I has lots of stretches to do, tehn I put on teh bodee wrap which helps me feel waht my bum is doing in teh back of me. It helps. It helps so much taht my other human mare friend just came back from vacashuns and she says I has bigger neck and bum tehn last time she saws me. And we didn't tells her waht we's been up to.
I has some video of me wearing tihs wrap, but not much as we has no time for such frivolties.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Back to Conditioning
Sorries no updates latelies. I has been OK- normal routines and everything. My partner and I tried riding a few more times and in different saddles to see if they would make any difference, and teh answer is No. Something happens to teh back when a rider gets on- it feels better to stand still. Walking seems OK but trotting has a totalie different storie to it.
So avter much deliberations, we decided to keep working on teh ground. No point in riding if it hurts one of us. Teh idea is to work teh muscles I need for riding to make sure tehy are in tip top shapes for wehn we do ride.
So avter much deliberations, we decided to keep working on teh ground. No point in riding if it hurts one of us. Teh idea is to work teh muscles I need for riding to make sure tehy are in tip top shapes for wehn we do ride.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Bad Habitz, A Case of teh Nappies
Tonights I wanted to ride, I swear it. I likes teh riding, but I has some bad habitz. Don't try to tell me yu don't has bad habits- everyone has tehm. One of mine happens to be a touch of teh nappies. I learned tihs awhile ago- and it can sumtimes scare teh rider. I pins my ears and stop suddenlies. Tehn when teh rider asks me to go forwards, I is an ass and kicks like one wiht my back leg. And usually at taht point I just get my way and taht is taht. To be honest, tihs game has fun.
Not tihs time. Teh nappie idea just sort of got in my head- i guess i was thinking about other times i was a riding horse. And before i knew it, i tried. My partner stuck like her pants has glued to teh saddle and just kept asking me to go forward. Damn. I goes forward. So much for taht.
Teh other problem wiht this game is taht my partner can sit my trot. She can also feel wehn I might try tihs, and she doesn't has mad or scared if I try it. All horses know like mees taht if yu can't win teh game it just isnt worth playing.
Sorries. Be better tomorrows.
Not tihs time. Teh nappie idea just sort of got in my head- i guess i was thinking about other times i was a riding horse. And before i knew it, i tried. My partner stuck like her pants has glued to teh saddle and just kept asking me to go forward. Damn. I goes forward. So much for taht.
Teh other problem wiht this game is taht my partner can sit my trot. She can also feel wehn I might try tihs, and she doesn't has mad or scared if I try it. All horses know like mees taht if yu can't win teh game it just isnt worth playing.
Sorries. Be better tomorrows.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Teh Arena Ride
Hai! Tonights my partner and I's went for a ride. Teh first one outside teh circus pen.
Lots of pictures to shares. She says I need softness, cuz I don't like bending so much. I has not much bendings, so tahts somethins I has to work on. But I has fun tonights! Here are the pictures.
Here I has patience waiting for teh fun to start...standing next to yu kno who, ugh.
Walkin' off for teh first time. See yu round teh bend!
Figuring out stuff. Asking me for a little bend on my rite side, and me hasing stiffness.
Done for teh nite- please connect tihs rope and take me back to my pasture. Tnx.
I has good looks, ehs?
Lots of pictures to shares. She says I need softness, cuz I don't like bending so much. I has not much bendings, so tahts somethins I has to work on. But I has fun tonights! Here are the pictures.
Here I has patience waiting for teh fun to start...standing next to yu kno who, ugh.
Walkin' off for teh first time. See yu round teh bend!
Figuring out stuff. Asking me for a little bend on my rite side, and me hasing stiffness.
Done for teh nite- please connect tihs rope and take me back to my pasture. Tnx.
I has good looks, ehs?ANNOYING HORSES, baahhhhhh
Let me first say taht I has a very friendly character. I like horses and humans and dogz and catz and many other creatures. I has high tolerance for all. Except horses from Utah. These horses has no manners. Tehy hog teh gate. Tehy appear to think they own our pasture and our humans. Tehy think any time a human comes out teh human MUST be coming out to see tehm. Teh human tries to drive tehm away. Tehy don't listen. Tihs is all verry frusterating for everyone- especially mees who likes to get my flavors 2 times per day. And teh other horses can't get near cuz teh black mare in teh bunch is evil. And I normallys luv horse mares. But not tihs one. Now I just has ugly face on all teh time when I has to see teh Utah horses.
GO BACK TO UTAH. YOU ARE RUINING MY ROUTINES.
Teh Areena
Change of pace yesterday- teh round pen was getting boring so we decided to exercise in teh arena. Tihs was more challenging becuz in teh arena- many peoples stop by to watch and chat. Peoples driving by whistle from teh cars. Tihs annoys my partner to no end- and she usually flips a couple birds if someone whistles at us. I don't see any birds flipping, but thats waht she says she does. Whatevers.
Todays teh plan is to work in teh arena again. My partner will put out poles on teh ground to steps over. She says stepping and no jumping. We'll see about taht.
Todays teh plan is to work in teh arena again. My partner will put out poles on teh ground to steps over. She says stepping and no jumping. We'll see about taht.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Setting teh Record Straite
*I has to interrupt my regular scheduled blog to make an announcement regarding a certain character at teh RB. Puhlease listen closely. *
Yesterdays I has teh fortune of 2 human mares companies while going for mey walk. Tehy chatter about tihs and taht, I has mostly boredom wiht it. Howevers, mey ears perked up a bit wehn tehy start talkings about a horse named Frank.
I knowes tihs horse. I has known him for longers than these 2 human mares. Tihs horse is troubles. As a baby- we has lots of hard playtimes. In teh beginning, I has fun. I shows him how to play. But he always tries to go so far. But since I has talls and he has shorts, I can win teh games. But as he has more talls, tihs gets harder to do. He does bad things like scraping teh truck wiht his teeths. Bad.
Then one day, one of these human mares, (I dont normally mention names, but todays I will: my PARTNER) has eyes for Frank. Teh day she decided to do tihs I was shocked. Taht young horse put on quite teh show. I stood back watching- not knowing tihs human mare and knowing tihs Frank would act up like a joker colt and ruin it for hisself. But noes- he gives me teh wink in teh eye and off he goes, pretending he knowes all these fancie mooves he copies from teh others, like me.
Tihs human mare falls in teh love and takes him homes many moons ago (2 years worth for teh humans who don't count by teh moons).
Taht was the last of Frank. Until I mooves to Red Barn. And there he is, on teh other side of teh fence, has smirks at me. OH NOES! He's like a flys taht won't buzz offs.
I has been trying to let bygones be bygones, I has been pretending he is acres away and I don't sees him, even when he calls for me.
Back to yesterdays. During our walk, Frank's story came up. I suddenly has anger. I pins my ears down flat and give ugly face to my partner and teh other human mare. Tehy look surprised. Tehy keep talking about him and I has to give teh ugly face AGAIN! Tihs time my partner gets it and no longer talks about tihs joker.
From what I can tells so far, he is still teh joker. I has no caring for waht he does on his own, but I can't stand for teh joker stories when I has work to do, I has a reputation.
Thank yu for lending yur ear.
Now back to teh regular programs.
Yesterdays I has teh fortune of 2 human mares companies while going for mey walk. Tehy chatter about tihs and taht, I has mostly boredom wiht it. Howevers, mey ears perked up a bit wehn tehy start talkings about a horse named Frank.
I knowes tihs horse. I has known him for longers than these 2 human mares. Tihs horse is troubles. As a baby- we has lots of hard playtimes. In teh beginning, I has fun. I shows him how to play. But he always tries to go so far. But since I has talls and he has shorts, I can win teh games. But as he has more talls, tihs gets harder to do. He does bad things like scraping teh truck wiht his teeths. Bad.
Then one day, one of these human mares, (I dont normally mention names, but todays I will: my PARTNER) has eyes for Frank. Teh day she decided to do tihs I was shocked. Taht young horse put on quite teh show. I stood back watching- not knowing tihs human mare and knowing tihs Frank would act up like a joker colt and ruin it for hisself. But noes- he gives me teh wink in teh eye and off he goes, pretending he knowes all these fancie mooves he copies from teh others, like me.
Tihs human mare falls in teh love and takes him homes many moons ago (2 years worth for teh humans who don't count by teh moons).
Taht was the last of Frank. Until I mooves to Red Barn. And there he is, on teh other side of teh fence, has smirks at me. OH NOES! He's like a flys taht won't buzz offs.
I has been trying to let bygones be bygones, I has been pretending he is acres away and I don't sees him, even when he calls for me.
Back to yesterdays. During our walk, Frank's story came up. I suddenly has anger. I pins my ears down flat and give ugly face to my partner and teh other human mare. Tehy look surprised. Tehy keep talking about him and I has to give teh ugly face AGAIN! Tihs time my partner gets it and no longer talks about tihs joker.
From what I can tells so far, he is still teh joker. I has no caring for waht he does on his own, but I can't stand for teh joker stories when I has work to do, I has a reputation.
Thank yu for lending yur ear.
Now back to teh regular programs.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Rollin' With It...Like teh Mustangs Do
Oh Hai everyone! Todays was a special day, cuz I met somebody new! Teh trimmer up here. She's nice, and she likes teh tb types, so she likes me cuz I has everything a tb has...and more cuz I also has paint blood.
Here is me getting my hoofs trimmed. See how easy this is? I gots some "toes" taken offs and a good mustang roll. I see why teh mustangs like this. It works great for teh hooves.
Don't forget the back hoofs! I will wait patiently until yur done. Keep up teh good work, trimmer friend! See yu soon!
Here is me getting my hoofs trimmed. See how easy this is? I gots some "toes" taken offs and a good mustang roll. I see why teh mustangs like this. It works great for teh hooves.
Don't forget the back hoofs! I will wait patiently until yur done. Keep up teh good work, trimmer friend! See yu soon!
Has a Sit!
I has no updates lately becuz I has been doing nothing worth telling. Just eatings, drinkings, sleepings, and moping. Sumbody, I won't say names, says they want to works with me- but theys has not been working with mees. I waits for teh sumbody.
Yesterdays things went back to normals. Up to teh groomings, wear teh saddle (tihs time the thorowgood with padding), and into teh circus pen. Walks and trots, and working on being relaxed at teh trots. My partner keeps telling me to swing- I has little swing but I is getting more each time. I like how she pictures in her head what I has to look like, because tehn I try to copy it. It is hard work but I is up to teh job.
So after all that, I go to teh center of teh pen, and we do teh pretend mounting except tihs time my partner really sat on mees. I bend my neck around to check if she is really up thare. Yup, she is. Tehn she gets off. What teh heck is going on? And tehn she gets on again. Ok. A couple more times, teh both sides of mee.
I convinced her tihs was boring. So she got brave and we went for a walks around teh circus pen. I showed her what it was like to be on teh full circle. Its a long ways from the middle.
Yesterdays things went back to normals. Up to teh groomings, wear teh saddle (tihs time the thorowgood with padding), and into teh circus pen. Walks and trots, and working on being relaxed at teh trots. My partner keeps telling me to swing- I has little swing but I is getting more each time. I like how she pictures in her head what I has to look like, because tehn I try to copy it. It is hard work but I is up to teh job.
So after all that, I go to teh center of teh pen, and we do teh pretend mounting except tihs time my partner really sat on mees. I bend my neck around to check if she is really up thare. Yup, she is. Tehn she gets off. What teh heck is going on? And tehn she gets on again. Ok. A couple more times, teh both sides of mee.
I convinced her tihs was boring. So she got brave and we went for a walks around teh circus pen. I showed her what it was like to be on teh full circle. Its a long ways from the middle.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Todays was Boring!
Ehh, I has boredom todays. I is so used to my routines and todays I got nothings but 2 flavors meals. My partner explained to me she has busyies today, but tomorrows will be back to our routines. I hope soes because I has to get ready. I don't knowes if I told yus, but I has jumper blood in mees and I is going to be one of teh best out there.
Ohhs, I also tried on a thorowgood saddle and it fit teh best- so far. I hasn't tries moving in it yet, but first feel says it works teh best. Tomorrow we'll give it a proper test.
Ohhs, I also tried on a thorowgood saddle and it fit teh best- so far. I hasn't tries moving in it yet, but first feel says it works teh best. Tomorrow we'll give it a proper test.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Ernie With A Saddle, Second Edition
Hai everyone!
Todays we returned to teh circus pen. My partner tells me its called a roundpen too. Ok, its round...I buy it.
I knowes right away what to do. My partner says "out" and out I goes. We warm up at teh walk. I remembers to stretch my neck down- I has this covered now. My partner says "ta-rot!" and I do teh trot. When I goes faster I forget to keep teh circle big, so my partner reminds me with teh "out" word- this way works good for us.
I tried on a treeless saddle todays during the whole time I was in teh pen. Its called a "fhoenix." But it doesn't look like a bird or teh city in Aridzona. It has soft and squishy. Underneath it I has a sheepskin fluffy pad with shims in there to help teh saddle stay away from my withers. I like all this about teh fhoenix.
At teh end of teh circus practice, my partner and I practiced standing next to teh big block she uses to get in teh saddle. I never seen her has so much talls, so it was weird at first. But I got used to it. We practiced on teh right and teh left.
And then, she tried to get on me but forgot a couple necessary things for riding. #1 Stirrups. Teh mounting block is too short to get on without stirrups of some kind. #2 Teh knowledge of how to mount. Last time I checked teh human has to swing teh leg over to my ohter side...my partner just leaned over me and sort of hung there. I thought this situation has weirdness all over it so I just stood there, sort of hoping she wasn't expecting me to move with her up there like that.
Next time she should really plan better. If yus want to rides, bring teh stirrups. Oh yea, yu forgots teh reins too.
Todays we returned to teh circus pen. My partner tells me its called a roundpen too. Ok, its round...I buy it.
I knowes right away what to do. My partner says "out" and out I goes. We warm up at teh walk. I remembers to stretch my neck down- I has this covered now. My partner says "ta-rot!" and I do teh trot. When I goes faster I forget to keep teh circle big, so my partner reminds me with teh "out" word- this way works good for us.
I tried on a treeless saddle todays during the whole time I was in teh pen. Its called a "fhoenix." But it doesn't look like a bird or teh city in Aridzona. It has soft and squishy. Underneath it I has a sheepskin fluffy pad with shims in there to help teh saddle stay away from my withers. I like all this about teh fhoenix.
At teh end of teh circus practice, my partner and I practiced standing next to teh big block she uses to get in teh saddle. I never seen her has so much talls, so it was weird at first. But I got used to it. We practiced on teh right and teh left.
And then, she tried to get on me but forgot a couple necessary things for riding. #1 Stirrups. Teh mounting block is too short to get on without stirrups of some kind. #2 Teh knowledge of how to mount. Last time I checked teh human has to swing teh leg over to my ohter side...my partner just leaned over me and sort of hung there. I thought this situation has weirdness all over it so I just stood there, sort of hoping she wasn't expecting me to move with her up there like that.
Next time she should really plan better. If yus want to rides, bring teh stirrups. Oh yea, yu forgots teh reins too.
Circus Circus! But No Lions and Tigers...
Oh Hai everybody!
I graduated to teh grooming station last nite. No more paddock for mees. I stood nicely for my groomings and fly sprays.
Yesterday was very fun becuz I gots to practice for teh circus with my partner. I is not going to be in teh circus, but it is good practice for riding competitions which many are like teh circus. So its best to practice from teh beginning- no?
I gots to wear a fluffy white pad and someting she called a circussingle- basically it is tis extra long girth that goes around mey bellie and has rings on it. I has seen pictures of circus horses wearing tihs thing- so I knowes what it is.
We worked teh circus circle- teh idea was to see how far apart we could be but still goes in a circle for teh audience. At first dis was hard so we stayed close. Tehn we decided that teh word "out" means make teh circle bigger.
We also decided it would be teh best for teh show if I could trot with my head towards teh grownd. If I stretch my neck down I looks relaxed and teh audience is not scared, considering I has talls. I knows what it is like to has scares so I do tihs for teh audience. Teh word "down" means put teh head lower. We has work to do on dis one because it is hard to do for long times.
Today teh practice audience was teh geldings from teh barn. Tomorrow, who knows, meybe many peoples.
I also got to wear Bobby's english headstall. Dis confuses me becuz I never met dis Bobby and a stall was definitely not on my head. Taht would be scary. Humans have funny werds for things like dis. I also got to taste sweet iron. Ohhh taht was yummers and made me so readies for my afternoon flavors.
Sorries- pictures are still in teh camera.
I graduated to teh grooming station last nite. No more paddock for mees. I stood nicely for my groomings and fly sprays.
Yesterday was very fun becuz I gots to practice for teh circus with my partner. I is not going to be in teh circus, but it is good practice for riding competitions which many are like teh circus. So its best to practice from teh beginning- no?
I gots to wear a fluffy white pad and someting she called a circussingle- basically it is tis extra long girth that goes around mey bellie and has rings on it. I has seen pictures of circus horses wearing tihs thing- so I knowes what it is.
We worked teh circus circle- teh idea was to see how far apart we could be but still goes in a circle for teh audience. At first dis was hard so we stayed close. Tehn we decided that teh word "out" means make teh circle bigger.
We also decided it would be teh best for teh show if I could trot with my head towards teh grownd. If I stretch my neck down I looks relaxed and teh audience is not scared, considering I has talls. I knows what it is like to has scares so I do tihs for teh audience. Teh word "down" means put teh head lower. We has work to do on dis one because it is hard to do for long times.
Today teh practice audience was teh geldings from teh barn. Tomorrow, who knows, meybe many peoples.
I also got to wear Bobby's english headstall. Dis confuses me becuz I never met dis Bobby and a stall was definitely not on my head. Taht would be scary. Humans have funny werds for things like dis. I also got to taste sweet iron. Ohhh taht was yummers and made me so readies for my afternoon flavors.
Sorries- pictures are still in teh camera.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Teh Running of Teh Equinez
Today has crazy feel all over it. All, and I mean all, the RB horses has to run today. I took some time out to has my afternoon flavors, but I has to run too with thems. Here I is waiting for teh running to start.
Vamanos!
Vamanos!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
I, tooh sexy for meh saddles...
Teh girls were all over mee todays. Teh human mares, I mean to say. I has girls. 4 of them todays. Some days mores, some days less. But 4 todays. Dey all has cooing over mee about how much I has: talls, fats, shines, short manes, long tails. I feel like teh superstar of RB. And perhaps I has fames todays.
Dey has eyes on mee as I enjoy my flavors. Dey has eyes on mee as I get groomed. So much love in teh air, I decided to take it a step further and show thems Ernie With A Saddle.
Ooohs and ahhhs and goodboys. Ohhs, I look good in teh saddle. SO very goods. I took some circles on teh longe to show dems my fancie mooves under teh saddle. Yaaah ladies, yu wish yus were horse mares now, ehs?
Dey has eyes on mee as I enjoy my flavors. Dey has eyes on mee as I get groomed. So much love in teh air, I decided to take it a step further and show thems Ernie With A Saddle.
Ooohs and ahhhs and goodboys. Ohhs, I look good in teh saddle. SO very goods. I took some circles on teh longe to show dems my fancie mooves under teh saddle. Yaaah ladies, yu wish yus were horse mares now, ehs?
His Highness, Crusader Ernie
Teh last few days have ben a little rough for me cuz of teh weather. I has been OK but I has chills. I don't particular like this weather- mostly because I has no chance to grow a winter coat yet.
So my friend Nancy gave me Miracle's crusader blanket, cuz it should be teh right size. Last night after my evening flavors my partner cleaned me up good. I swear I has never been more clean without a bath before. Then I tried on dis crusader blanket. Instantly I has transformed into a crusader. Dis blanket was made for special knight horses, for sures. And for sures, I is one of them.
Nancy started to cry when she sees me. I has a little sadness for her. She tells me how happy she is that I fit in dis Miracle's blanket, and that he was a very special horse. I don't know dis Miracle, but if he wore dis blanket for sures, then I knowes he has specialness.
I is now even more proud of my crusader. Thank yus, Nancy & Miracle. I will be a great crusader.
So my friend Nancy gave me Miracle's crusader blanket, cuz it should be teh right size. Last night after my evening flavors my partner cleaned me up good. I swear I has never been more clean without a bath before. Then I tried on dis crusader blanket. Instantly I has transformed into a crusader. Dis blanket was made for special knight horses, for sures. And for sures, I is one of them.
Nancy started to cry when she sees me. I has a little sadness for her. She tells me how happy she is that I fit in dis Miracle's blanket, and that he was a very special horse. I don't know dis Miracle, but if he wore dis blanket for sures, then I knowes he has specialness.
I is now even more proud of my crusader. Thank yus, Nancy & Miracle. I will be a great crusader.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Whoa teh colors are crazy-makings!
Yo yo yos Ernie here. After I ate my afternoon flavors I decided to take a naps in teh dirts. Normally I has a brown color, but todays I wanted to be green. And teh brokken telefone camera obliged my request.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Ernie Colombus, teh Greats Explorer
Saturdays: Teh normal routine, 'cept someting isn't right at teh RB. Teh grey filly is very upset about a new mare in Frank's pasture. As far as I can tells, dis is no new mare to teh RB. Teh grey filly is about to pull her manes out over teh fact that dis mare is not in our pasture. Whatevers.
I has boredom with my routines. I love my flavors, don't get me wrong, in no ways should those ever stop coming. Teh white snake tape says I has an extra 50 lbs from last week- and I feel so good, and am readys to do different things. So, todays I stopped and smelled teh flowers in teh mare pastures. OK, I stopped and smelled teh poops, which makes the flowers so its almost like the same.Teh fillies in that pasture got extra Ernie todays.
And for teh first time, I noticed 3 other horses across teh creek from our pastures. I don't knows why I never seen them before. But today, since I am curius todays , I found them! They are very nice, and now I knows who makes the noises on the other side of teh creek.
And todays I had to laughs because my partner was scared of teh bridge. She saws a real snake! I saws it too but being an explorer todays, those little things don't bother me. Imagine one of teh horses of Christopher Columbus being scared of a snake, ha. Dis is just not me.
I has boredom with my routines. I love my flavors, don't get me wrong, in no ways should those ever stop coming. Teh white snake tape says I has an extra 50 lbs from last week- and I feel so good, and am readys to do different things. So, todays I stopped and smelled teh flowers in teh mare pastures. OK, I stopped and smelled teh poops, which makes the flowers so its almost like the same.Teh fillies in that pasture got extra Ernie todays.
And for teh first time, I noticed 3 other horses across teh creek from our pastures. I don't knows why I never seen them before. But today, since I am curius todays , I found them! They are very nice, and now I knows who makes the noises on the other side of teh creek.
And todays I had to laughs because my partner was scared of teh bridge. She saws a real snake! I saws it too but being an explorer todays, those little things don't bother me. Imagine one of teh horses of Christopher Columbus being scared of a snake, ha. Dis is just not me.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
If yur happies and yu knows it...
...Raise yur hoof
If yur happies and yu knows it
...Raise yur hoof!
If yur happies and yu knows it
And yu really wants to shows it
If yur happies and yu knows it
...Raise yur hoof!!
Teh bridge was no problem todays.
Just waters? Meybe nots
I was scared of teh bridge today. I has to run over it really quick. Sorries.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Spymasks, pointy thingz, snakes, venoms and bangz
OK so I got a new spy mask!!! I love it. Its black, and matches teh color of my coat. I can watch yu and yu don't really knows what exactly I mey be looking at. Problem is, teh other horses got jealous of my new powers and my spy mask is now missing. If yu find it, please say so. I luv that spymask.
On another note, I met someone new yesterday. Nice girl- but a bit odd. Poked and prodded and did something to my backside, front side, and everywhere sides. Don't know what it was all about but she says I am OK. Well, she didn't have to go thru all that trouble to find that out- I wuld've told her myselfs.
I haf started a new routine. We take a walk thru teh mare field and ten I get to have my flavors in the safety of a nice big paddock. I like it- I want to keep my halter clean, and the all teh flavors in my tummy. In fact, my partner agrees so when I'm in dis paddock, I dont wear my halter at all. Which means its just me and hers- and we can come and go as we please.
Todays I weighed in at 1158 lbs- so sez teh funny looking white snake. That thing is weird- he's so thin and crinkles he doesn't eat- so I is not so afraids of him. He can also tell me how tall I is, but I forgots to ask him. Sorries. I is pretty tall.
So teh white weight snakes don't bother me, teh pokey pokey lady doesnt bother me, but I don't always like things that spray stuff at me. Seriously, it COULD be a snake and it COULD be venoms. People, please yuse yor heads. Todays after eating my flavors and the general groomings, my partner tried to spray me. I walked away. She followed. OH NOES-not teh venoms!! Don't yu know what that is? Well, she calmly petted me and showeded me tere was no snake, and no venoms. She put her hand on my chest and that made me feel betters. Soes I just let her spray me everywheres. And ten the flies went away. It was nice. Not as nice as teh spymask. De spray does nothing for spying.
BANGed! Some of my tail hairs were getting too long so I asked if someone could pls help with that. My partner did. She sprayed some magik stuff on it sos there were no more tangles. She took lots of time to make it look rights. It is important that I look good. Now that I take walks thru teh mares pasture.
Some of my mane hairs were a little too longs so we cut those too. Its really nice.
On another note, I met someone new yesterday. Nice girl- but a bit odd. Poked and prodded and did something to my backside, front side, and everywhere sides. Don't know what it was all about but she says I am OK. Well, she didn't have to go thru all that trouble to find that out- I wuld've told her myselfs.
I haf started a new routine. We take a walk thru teh mare field and ten I get to have my flavors in the safety of a nice big paddock. I like it- I want to keep my halter clean, and the all teh flavors in my tummy. In fact, my partner agrees so when I'm in dis paddock, I dont wear my halter at all. Which means its just me and hers- and we can come and go as we please.
Todays I weighed in at 1158 lbs- so sez teh funny looking white snake. That thing is weird- he's so thin and crinkles he doesn't eat- so I is not so afraids of him. He can also tell me how tall I is, but I forgots to ask him. Sorries. I is pretty tall.
So teh white weight snakes don't bother me, teh pokey pokey lady doesnt bother me, but I don't always like things that spray stuff at me. Seriously, it COULD be a snake and it COULD be venoms. People, please yuse yor heads. Todays after eating my flavors and the general groomings, my partner tried to spray me. I walked away. She followed. OH NOES-not teh venoms!! Don't yu know what that is? Well, she calmly petted me and showeded me tere was no snake, and no venoms. She put her hand on my chest and that made me feel betters. Soes I just let her spray me everywheres. And ten the flies went away. It was nice. Not as nice as teh spymask. De spray does nothing for spying.
BANGed! Some of my tail hairs were getting too long so I asked if someone could pls help with that. My partner did. She sprayed some magik stuff on it sos there were no more tangles. She took lots of time to make it look rights. It is important that I look good. Now that I take walks thru teh mares pasture.
Some of my mane hairs were a little too longs so we cut those too. Its really nice.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
New Flavors!
I was so brave 2nites! My Partner came out: I heard her comin' so I waited by teh gate...ok so as close to teh gate as possible considering... I got my halter on and together we chased teh others away so I could walk through teh gate. I like when we chase teh horses together. We is a good team.
My Partner came out and gave me new flavors to try. Yum yum yum, I luvs them! I licked my plate clean. In fact, I licked Faith's bowl cleaned too. I also learned something new 2nites: never, ever, *not even for 1 second*, think I can get my flavors before Faith does. Never ever cross a mare. Not even a gray one. If you think she's not lookins, think again!!!
My Partner came out and gave me new flavors to try. Yum yum yum, I luvs them! I licked my plate clean. In fact, I licked Faith's bowl cleaned too. I also learned something new 2nites: never, ever, *not even for 1 second*, think I can get my flavors before Faith does. Never ever cross a mare. Not even a gray one. If you think she's not lookins, think again!!!
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Dude, Where's my Herd?
Oh noes!!!! Calling all helps! I lost my herd. I forgot to keep up with them and they left me! They are missings! 5 horses- 3 grays and 2 bays. Boys and girlz. If you can sees them, email me for sures! Oh waits, they are under the treez.
Luckilies one of them, Gemini, stays close because he does not run much.
In teh morning my Partner visited and showed me where teh watering hole is. Good thing, cuz I was so busy grazing I forgot where I has to go for my H2O's.
Until tomorrows!
-Ernie
Luckilies one of them, Gemini, stays close because he does not run much.
In teh morning my Partner visited and showed me where teh watering hole is. Good thing, cuz I was so busy grazing I forgot where I has to go for my H2O's.
Until tomorrows!
-Ernie
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Welcome to my pasture!
Hey everyone, my name is Ernie, and welcome to my blog. I dont really know what a blog is for sure...all I knows is that it is a way to share stories about my life happenings.
Yep, I'm a horse. I don't want to confuse anyone, I'm not typing these posts, so don't go calling teh media to report a story about a horse who can type. Noes way! I get my friend and Partner to type these up for me. I just tell her teh words on my mind, and she gets dem heres.
You can also send me messages. My email address is: erniespasture@gmail.com My Partner will give me your messages.
Today was a big day for me. I seemed to have moved. Its pretty nice in dis new place, lots of green grass and pretty nice horses. I met my old friend Frank again. He was happy too see me but honestly I dont know what all his fuss was 'bout. I mean, I just seed him a little while agoes. Here's me in teh new place.
The grey filly stretching her legs. I kind of like her already.And below, gettin' some alone time with teh little lady. I think I'm gonna like dis new place.
Yep, I'm a horse. I don't want to confuse anyone, I'm not typing these posts, so don't go calling teh media to report a story about a horse who can type. Noes way! I get my friend and Partner to type these up for me. I just tell her teh words on my mind, and she gets dem heres.
You can also send me messages. My email address is: erniespasture@gmail.com My Partner will give me your messages.
Today was a big day for me. I seemed to have moved. Its pretty nice in dis new place, lots of green grass and pretty nice horses. I met my old friend Frank again. He was happy too see me but honestly I dont know what all his fuss was 'bout. I mean, I just seed him a little while agoes. Here's me in teh new place.
Look here...its me in the middle. All these nice horses introduced themselves to me.Old ones, young ones, smalls and talls. No one tried to bite or kick me. Although one grey mare in particulars kept following me. Teh show off type. Well, I'm sort of used to it, teh girlz goin' wild for me, being so good lookin' and all.
Here dey are tryin to catch mees. I'm goin' real slows...to be social. Nobody likes scaredy catz.
The grey filly stretching her legs. I kind of like her already.And below, gettin' some alone time with teh little lady. I think I'm gonna like dis new place.
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