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I showed her the bridle before I was gonna put it on her and she understood the assignment and tried to put it on herself. She put the bit in her mouth and tried to force her head into the rest but it was not in the proper position. When I fixed it, she gave me no issues putting it on and stood like an angel while I adjusted it.

I am aware the one rein is in the wrong position lol. I wasn't doing anything with her other than try the bridle on, so I left it where it was and fixed it after we were done lol.

I'm gonna get a better bit and prettier reins on Saturday. I'm gonna get her a bit that has a lil roller on it so she can play with it and keep her mouth busy so she doesn't get bored.

Sorry for the lack of Sandy pics! I was super sick and then my cat caught my house on fire. My house and critters are fine. The fire was localized to the kitchen and was put out quick by the FD. It's just been a mess to get handled.

According to the weight tape, Sandy is around ~890 lbs. She GAINED weight over the last part of winter and she actually has a topline now! She will be getting her spring vet check on the 30th. That will be the day when I can ask the vet if she's fit enough to ride.

In prep for potential riding, I splurged and got a fancy bareback pad and I'm going to get a new bit and reins for the bridle I'm cleaning up to use. Even if she isn't cleared for riding, I'll still tack her up to do exercises to keep her stimulated.

Started yesterday and has persisted through today. I'm part of the android beta testing.

Posting this from the mobile site

She was doing hardcore parkour and knocked some Tupperware onto the stove. The stove that she had turned on.

Everyone is fine, but my stove is kinda fucked.

Lots of treats and grooming. :)

I switched her blanket from her medium weight to light weight since the next few days are gonna be nice but the nights will be cold. I'm so happy with how much of a winter coat she got! It's gonna be so much fun to brush out!

She's also still maintaining a good weight!

She got an apple today, too. My little sister gave me a bag of apples she didn't want and told me that she wanted me to give them to the horses. I don't like raw apples most of the time, so I took them to the barn to share.

I'm going on my first trail ride of 2026. My instructor's fiancee won't be around that day, so she's taking me, her friend, and one of her younger students on a trail ride.

We intend to be out for 2 hours, but may make the ride longer if we collectively want to lol. I'll be riding the horse named Ginger and I'm stoked. She's so fun to ride and is so pretty.

Gotta pour one out for the homie.

He was an incredible lesson horse and took care of his riders. He was gentle and sweet and patient. He took me on my first trail ride in 12 years last year and was such a trooper, even when I fell off of him. He just stood there and waited for me to get back on.

Rip Buddy.

🫗

After she decided to give me problems putting her halter on. She decided to escape her stall and take a jog around the barn and hold her head too high for me to reach. I wouldn't have been too upset about it normally, but I'd already been there for 2 hours and it was like 30F, so I was cooooold.

She also pretended to be eating her dinner when I went to get her because she knows that I don't bother her when she's eating. The thing is, she'd been done with her dinner for over an hour when I went to put her halter on.

It's good she's feeling good enough to give me the literal runaround, though lol.

I walked into her stall with my parka hood up and she almost kicked my ass. I took my hood off and she calmed immediately and made a happy noise at me.

A good reminder that horses are unpredictable no matter how well you know them or how much training you put into them. The weirdest shit can set them off.

We're supposed to get 8-12 inches of snow between tomorrow afternoon and Sunday, so I went to make sure Sandy's blanket was okay and that she has enough of her supplements to last until I'm not snowed in.