baby agarita
November 30, 2018
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November 20, 2018
mule notes, mxviii-xi-xx
We worked on standing still at the mounting block today, and I got on her a couple times and rode at a walk from one end of the arena to the other and back and called it good.
November 19, 2018
mule notes, mmxviii-xi-xix
Cora got a hoof trim today. She doesn't like having her feet messed with but she was pretty good for the farrier. Her back right hoof seems to be twisting inward a little - the farrier thinks that might indicate a hock or hip or back issue on her left side. I haven't really noticed her favoring it, but we'll have to keep an eye on that.
After her trim we grazed for awhile and then went for a nice trail walk. I'm trying to get her more comfortable visiting the back part of the ranch before we do any riding back there - she's super wary, and I don't need her bolting out from underneath me. (In the top picture she's reacting to a bird flitting around in the junipers.)
November 17, 2018
November 16, 2018
mule notes, mmxviii-xi-xvi
72 degrees, clear, light breeze, beautiful.
I turned Cora out this afternoon and hung out with her while she grazed.
Mule meditation. Listening. Breathing.
November 15, 2018
a nice visit, mmxviii-xi-xv
Malcolm had to go to the doctor this morning and later we walked to the park.
November 14, 2018
mule notes, mmxviii-xi-xiv
I knocked off the mud clods but we're going to go easy on the grooming for a while; apparently if you brush too often you're removing water-repelling oils. I measured her today to order a turnout blanket so we'll have one but we're not planning to use it except in the very worst winter conditions.
She's already pretty fluffy.
November 13, 2018
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