01/05/2026
Super Nova ☄️💫 today at the barrel race!
I absolutely love taking horses out and about to see the good, the bad and the ugly. Today was extremely beneficial for us both. I got to see what upsets her, how easily she recovers/calms down and most of all how she does in a chaotic warm up ring knowing her personal bubble is quite big. I tested her quite a bit by throwing her into an arena of hot jumping jelly bean barrel horses.
And ya know what...she was awesome. Sure she was anxious, a bit worried, a bit pushy and over stimulated. But some ground work, encouragement and praise went a long way with her today.
In the end she was relaxed, loose rein..attentive to me and in a good frame of mind.
Good Job little Nova! We got some smiles seeing this little pony strut around the ring 😆