Xato and the Oh No, part 1
Xato’s steering and brakes have been an ongoing project since he arrived. As I spoke about here, it has been my intention to take him bitless: partly because, due to
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Team Half-Ass and Mucking About in Fields
Lately, Marty has been objecting to using his pen for evening feed. This has been quite frustrating, bearing in mind that he has gone into the same pen to be
Team Half-Ass and a Difference Between Mules
Work with Xato continues to go really well. He’s just so quick to learn – and then retains what he’s learnt, too! What a bonus! During my more challenging times
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Team Half-Ass and the Agility Play Day
I think I’ve mentioned my interest in horse agility on here before; Marty and I have played with “wild agility” in the past, back when we were still going out
Marty and the Golden Bubble
After Marty returned from Anna’s, it occurred to me that it wasn’t enough just to try and alter his way of thinking. I had, of course, studied Anna’s way of
Top 5 Spooky Mule Tales
It’s fright night! I bet you thought I couldn’t combine Hallowe’en and mules, but it turns out that there are several mule-related monsters to be found around the world –
Marty and the Cursebreaker
In this week’s edition of making the most out of a bad situation, I decided to turn the Haunted Field concept to my advantage. Since that Saturday night when all hell
Marty and the Monster
Due to a combination of extra work and a bad back, I haven’t had much time to play with Marty during the week. Saturday was ruled out because my back
Marty and the Dressage Test
Marty had a busy day on Sunday. I took him out for a walk in the morning (on our own! The confidence coaching is working!) and in the evening we
Introducing Xato, part 3
On our second day in Mallorca, we made another evening visit to Xato and Tally and this time I was dressed to ride. I took Xato out for a short