Bella Via Arabian Sport Horses

10/26/2024

Scrolling thru FB this some time back and came across a video of a young girl learning how to ride. The caption, which was translated from another language, made mention that the young girl was “about to find the music”. I love that. It really describes to me that partnership we build with our horses, I always ask Gracie if she wants to go dance when we ride. Some days we dance, other days we play the scales, but we are always searching for the music. So happy to finally be getting Gracie back into work. Hoping we’ll do some Working Equitation together next year.

10/06/2024

Beautiful skies tonight for evening feeding.

08/28/2024

08/24/2024

Obrigado BV went to his second Working Equitation clinic this week. We’re having so much fun learning this sport. His slolam is really good and he’s solid on the bridge, he did great in the livestock pen (I feel a little claustrophobic there!). But I haven’t yet convinced him that it’s my job to ring the bell, he thinks he’s supposed to do it 😆 and we finally got the gate opened And closed! This is Obi’s first year of solid, consistent riding and getting out and about. From Obi’s battle with Pigeon Fever he can still be pretty protective of his body and especially being asked to move laterally. I suspect that he has some scar tissue in his chest and groin from his PF surgeries and his is extreamly resistant to most bodywork, but slowly we progress. If all continues to go well we’ll enter our first WE (schooling) show in the fall!

07/07/2022

Obi today. On his way to being a really enjoyable trail companion!