Walking/Hiking with your minis 2024

[HersheyMint]

@MaryFlora I would welcome the company

 

[Marsha Cassada]

2 miles with Billy this morning. I was worried about gnats and mosquitoes, but we made it unscathed.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Two miles with Billy this morning. Nice breeze to keep the insects away.

 

[HersheyMint]

I just got back from Utah visiting my daughter and Gkids. 85 degrees, a nice breeze and hubby even went with Kingsley and I on a 1.5 walk today

 

[HersheyMint]

This was not much walking, but I gave Mint and Kingsley baths yesterday. I walked them around, letting them dry off a bit before I turned them loose and they would roll.
Jeffrey was watching it all and when I went to catch him, he was gone! He does not like water. Last summer I was able to water down his legs but that took a while to get him at that point. I was hoping not to start anew this year. You would think he would welcome it with the heat wave we are having.

 

[HersheyMint]

No walking involved but... My neighbor, a mile away held a obstacle course event last Sunday. I wanted to attend but knowing that neither myself or my minis have never participated in an anything like this, I observed instead. Most of the course was distractions we could do. Some I know would be troublesome. She will hold the next one in October, Halloween theme. This has me motivated to set up something around here to work up to the event.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

No walking involved but... My neighbor, a mile away held a obstacle course event last Sunday. I wanted to attend but knowing that neither myself or my minis have never participated in an anything like this, I observed instead. Most of the course was distractions we could do. Some I know would be troublesome. She will hold the next one in October, Halloween theme. This has me motivated to set up something around here to work up to the event.

I love motivational stuff! What an interesting event to attend.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Two miles with Billy yesterday. He got ahead of me and I was doing the turn to change direction; he was slow to turn and I tripped over his hind feed. Splat on the ground. I could feel my brain jarring and my teeth jar. Billy stood there looking down at me and Pepper came dashing over to jump on my chest to see if I was okay. Lucking we were on a dirt road and not on the paved one. I laid there for a minute, then got up and we finished our walk. I did use Billy to lean on to get up, practicing like we discussed before, and he did fine. (I was fine, too)

 

[HersheyMint]

Two miles with Billy yesterday. He got ahead of me and I was doing the turn to change direction; he was slow to turn and I tripped over his hind feed. Splat on the ground. I could feel my brain jarring and my teeth jar. Billy stood there looking down at me and Pepper came dashing over to jump on my chest to see if I was okay. Lucking we were on a dirt road and not on the paved one. I laid there for a minute, then got up and we finished our walk. I did use Billy to lean on to get up, practicing like we discussed before, and he did fine. (I was fine, too)

Wow, I am so glad you are ok. That is scary. Thinking ahead paid off. I bet you are proud of Billy and Pepper. I'm glad you were able to finish your walk after a tumble that hard.

 

[MaryFlora]

Ouch!

Team work..love that Billy used his horse stare to motivate you and that Pepper practiced his CPR skills!

 

[Standards Equine]

@Cayuse, I think this is the thread you want.

 

[Cayuse]

Two miles with Billy yesterday. He got ahead of me and I was doing the turn to change direction; he was slow to turn and I tripped over his hind feed. Splat on the ground. I could feel my brain jarring and my teeth jar. Billy stood there looking down at me and Pepper came dashing over to jump on my chest to see if I was okay. Lucking we were on a dirt road and not on the paved one. I laid there for a minute, then got up and we finished our walk. I did use Billy to lean on to get up, practicing like we discussed before, and he did fine. (I was fine, too)

Hope you were not too banged up. I did the same thing last year when Peanut spooked at some baby turkeys hidden in the grass that neither of us saw. I also used him to pull myself back up. When I was laying there flat on my back sorting myself out, the wee turkeys paraded by my head, a surreal moment.

25 minutes walking Cappy.

 

[HersheyMint]

8/26
The weather was nice enough for us to walk off the property.
Kingsley for 1 mile.

 

[HersheyMint]

8/27
Evening walk with Jeffrey 30 min

 

[HersheyMint]

8/28
30 min with Mint

 

[Marsha Cassada]

8/27
Evening walk with Jeffrey 30 min

Wow, he is coming along well to go for such a nice walk.

 

[HersheyMint]

Wow, he is coming along well to go for such a nice walk.

@MarshaCassada He has come far. I will confess it was a slow stop and go walk. It can be a struggle when we are by ourself.

 

[MaryFlora]

I hear that! Agree with Marsha, you’ve done great work with Jeffrey!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Morning walk with Billy before it gets too warm. 1.17 miles. It was also a "litter run", picking up trash on our roadside.

 

[HersheyMint]

My neighbor had her obstacle event last Saturday but I could not make it. She let me come
down on the following Tuesday, which was nice Not all her objects were up but I had a good time. My friend came with me. We took Mint and
Kingsley and walked 1 mile and back to and from her place. Here are a few pics of the distractions. The best one was the little pig Both my minis did great.