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Brought home my Skelehorse & Skelepony! The baby minis were not phased in the least. Minis are so fearless.

Laid over him today. Can't get my leg over, so just laid there. Lol. Spooked older gelding, like usual, while hopping up there. Later, brought home my skelecrew! Lined up Dunie with Skelehorse, as they're both the same height.

Cute, colorful, "had to have it". 😅

Tossed on a diy bit hobble & away we went! Other than a little zig zagging, slowing too much and one moment of not wanting to wait, he did great! No cattle distracting him, trotted a little 3× near home, too. No gaping & no bit rings whacking him when he shook flies off. =)

His new, smaller bit arrived. It fits much more neatly! Going to get it a soft hobble/curbstrap, as he flings his head around because of bugs and then the rings somehow whacks him & that further upsets him. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Idk, he's so weird. The little nubbin, idk what it's called, that it hangs from...

I sure hope so!

Thanks! I've probably added a new lifelong issue that'll flair up here n there. Took a week before I was walking normally again & able to get up/down or other similar moves without sharp pain, another week before I could slow run. Seems if I turn oddly or run too hard, it'll flair up. 😑...

Went out onto the track for a change of pace tonight. He forgot what a straight line is at first. Moos were very nutty. Zooming around, yelling, generally making Phoenix antsy & bolty. A few times, he tried to rush off as they ran up "behind" us, past us or "magically appeared" behind some...

So, Kasia's head grew?? Had to move up a size on all. Luckily, they stayed on. Bay mini was afraid of putting on her first fly mask & removing it later. 😅

I'm busy n tired, so we just played musical fly masks today. Yesterday- Other than moving to the wall & walking a straight line, it was a hot mess. Lol. Random blowups, won't stop, then can't wait half a second. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Alrighty then! Got chucked because of, get this, the freaking barn cat sat in the path!!!! Yes, he quickly stopped & came back to see his handiwork. Lol Worst fall thus far, nearly passed out several times. Ended up in urgent care, then ER for xrays. Did you know they don't show them to you...

He is fat, but his weird butt makes it look bad. I would stop all turnout and grass pellets. Keep supplements and hay. 1.5% of ideal body weight in hay a day.

Crop use on 3rd ride, plus almost daily rides/practice? It's been raining and I have a more important pond project to finish, so haven't ridden him.

First one took 12min. It was from the bottom of the hill, up to shelter. This latest ride was from creek runoff, 80ft from shelter, down the hill and back all the way to shelter. Roughly double the distance in just 9min. Didn't remember to record until the gate.

Didn't post videos of the other rides, since they took forever!! And tons of stops, just absurdly so. Plus a lot of crop use last ride. But today...We were brave! We walked AWAY from everyone and left them BEHIND! 🤯 Then walked down the hill I don't like riding Dunie on, because he's a klutz...

3rd ride on "baby" Phoenix.

Messed with one of the headstalls again to get a better fit. Ponies with weird heads... 🤦🏽‍♀️ Think I got pretty close to what I sketched up! Before, nylon & leather headstalls. Nylon browband too short, leather the cheekpieces too long. The idea on left, final outcome on right. Throatlatch...

With a saddle today. Dug out the old nylon headstall to get noseband to be a bit higher & to make putting it on easier on the ears. They're so fat...idk where they're finding the green, when they're always begging for hay! 🤔 Forgot to put the reins back on. Luckily, I found some old twine to...