Got to drive 45 minutes with each Phillippe and Jasmine on Sunday. Then I ground drove Falcor for another 30.
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About 1.5 miles with Rowan today ground driving. He was happy to be back out on the trails! The hay fields are getting tall and smell great, I'm sure they will be cut soon.
Had a fantastic weekend with my daughter and our littles!
Phillippe drive for an hour and a half, as did Jasmine.
Falcor ground drove for about 45 minutes.
Sunday Jasmine and Phillippe were out for another half hour each as well!
Phillippe drive for an hour and a half, as did Jasmine.
Falcor ground drove for about 45 minutes.
Sunday Jasmine and Phillippe were out for another half hour each as well!
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MajorClementine
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I'm sorry this is so hard to see. Numbers hates me now and trying to share the spreadsheet is not working for me toinght.
Congrats to everyone getting hours in and having driving adventures. My minis where late in coming home this spring and just got here a week ago. I had my first babys goat born 10 days ago and I am now milking twice a day since one baby passed and momma is making too much milk. I also have a horse getting eye meds 3x per day (we're on week 12 of meds)
Anyway... enough whining from me. I'm heading out to drive horses tomorrow morning. Then I'm headed to Texas next week to pick up a mini horse trailer!!! Now I can load minis AND a wagon/cart and take them to drive trails.
Congrats to everyone getting hours in and having driving adventures. My minis where late in coming home this spring and just got here a week ago. I had my first babys goat born 10 days ago and I am now milking twice a day since one baby passed and momma is making too much milk. I also have a horse getting eye meds 3x per day (we're on week 12 of meds)
Anyway... enough whining from me. I'm heading out to drive horses tomorrow morning. Then I'm headed to Texas next week to pick up a mini horse trailer!!! Now I can load minis AND a wagon/cart and take them to drive trails.
Thank you again, so much @MajorClementine for keeping track for all of us! I'm so sorry to hear about your little one that was lost. Poor mama. And eye meds for months on end? Oy. You've certainly got a lot on your plate. Sending you many calm and peaceful vibes as you navigate through this!
MajorClementine
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30 minutes driving Perry today while ponying Candace. My 4 year old son rode with me while my dad walked along with us since it was our first time ponying a horse while driving.
40 minutes drivning Candace. She was soooo slow. I think her feet may have been hurting her a little so I'll be getting her some boots. She had a bad bout of laminitis last summer and I think boots will make a world of difference for her.
40 minutes drivning Candace. She was soooo slow. I think her feet may have been hurting her a little so I'll be getting her some boots. She had a bad bout of laminitis last summer and I think boots will make a world of difference for her.
What a beautiful picture of you all 
Saturday, Phillippe drove for about 3.5 hours, Jasmine the same and Falcor ground drove for an hour and a half.
Lots of fun at the show! And I brought home 2 new belt buckles!
Lots of fun at the show! And I brought home 2 new belt buckles!
One hour ground driving Peanut this week. I hand walked Oatie twice. Worked on keeping the bend on circles and keeping them round, Peanut tends to fall in going to the right which is my fault with keeping proper contact,
Hard to believe he is four! Seems like just yesterday you were expecting. Perry is amazing.
Phillippe was out for an hour last night. I got a track-my-ride app for my drive yesterday to find our average speed and what I always figured was a half hour or 45 minutes was a full hour! Oops! So, we did a full hour last night of road work.
And Falcor made faces at the cart as we walked past before I put him away so he and I did some leading bringing the cart with us. He actually has no fear of the cart and its' sound and moving with us, even bumping into the shafts, no issue. I'm looking forward to putting him back between the shafts soon. But going backwards and doing groundwork has definitely benefitted him.
And Falcor made faces at the cart as we walked past before I put him away so he and I did some leading bringing the cart with us. He actually has no fear of the cart and its' sound and moving with us, even bumping into the shafts, no issue. I'm looking forward to putting him back between the shafts soon. But going backwards and doing groundwork has definitely benefitted him.
Freudenhof
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20 minutes ground driving Niska today!
This was the first time I ground drove her. I'm restarting her because she flipped over in the cart at her previous owner's. She did great today!
This was the first time I ground drove her. I'm restarting her because she flipped over in the cart at her previous owner's. She did great today!
Freudenhof
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45 minutes of driving Izzie today!
Nice little cart you have! Izzie is adorable too!
35 minutes ground driving Peanut. Oatie had his shoes pulled so he's back in boots. Will try a short walk tomorrow with him. He was blessed with thin soles. Then foundered three years ago. He keeps my farrier busy trying to figure out the "perfect" set up. Oatie is very particular.
Freudenhof
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Thanks!
30 minutes ground driving Peanut. Someday I'll hitch him, lol. I get too involved with practicing his ground driving dressage tests for the online shows that I forget I'm supposed to DRIVE him 
! With an actual cart 
!
! With an actual cart !
Phillippe and I did 6.3 km in 60 minutes on Saturday! That's great donkey time, in my books anyways.
Falcor got to drive for 45 minutes. And poor Jasmine got ignored.
Falcor got to drive for 45 minutes. And poor Jasmine got ignored.
Didn't have a lot of time to drive last night so each Jasmine and Phillippe went for 30 minutes.
I tried to pony Phillippe and drive Jasmine. Donkey did not like that idea so he had to drive on his own. I also broke my fancy, new MCR whip while flicking it backwards to motivate donkey. I did not even contact him and the thing snapped. I'm so disappointed!
I tried to pony Phillippe and drive Jasmine. Donkey did not like that idea so he had to drive on his own. I also broke my fancy, new MCR whip while flicking it backwards to motivate donkey. I did not even contact him and the thing snapped. I'm so disappointed!
Oh, dear. Maybe if he gets used to it he will pony better.
I participated in a parade a few years ago and after loading up to go home, I left my expensive whip on the trailer fender. Went back to look for it, and of course I couldn't find it.
