Silver Spurs Horsemanship

06/05/2026

Got a sweet mare trimmed up today 🤗

06/04/2026

Finally got some time into my own little ponies! Nala and Faith have been sitting longer than I’d like but we did some round pen work and got a little ba****ck ride in on both of them 🤗

06/04/2026

We’re slowly making friends with the new babies! These guys have been doing great getting to know the routine out here but they’re pretty scared of me trying to interact with them more intentionally. Slowly but surely getting there!

06/04/2026

Sally is putting in the work! We’ve been working a lot on body control, getting off my legs, and being able to use more seat and leg and less reins. She’s had a pretty bad habit of running her rider’s legs into gates and rails - yesterday we opened and closed several gates with no issues at all! She’s been super solid out by herself and has done pretty much everything I’ve asked from her 🥰

06/01/2026

Cowboy and Tear Drop went home today! I’m still bummed Tear Drop’s old shoulder injury didn’t let him stay sound enough to be started, but I am SO stoked with Cowboy. He’s so gentle, relaxed, and has become such a fun, solid trail horse. I think he’s going to do amazing back home! They were both an absolute pleasure to have out here and I’m gonna miss them! 🫶

06/01/2026

Got to use my new trailer camera yesterday! Pretty neat to be able to keep an eye on all my precious cargo ☺️

06/01/2026

Miss Cassie went back home today! She was so much fun, and I’m so proud of her for how much she progressed while she was with me. She’s a real solid pony 🥰. A huge thank you to her owners for trusting me to get her started, and I hope she continues to do well for them too 🫶 I’m gonna miss her!!

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

Willow is really making me work! She stands great for the pad and saddle to be put on her from either side. She has majorly struggled with anything on her belly and especially being cinched up. She’s a big girl and definitely knows how to throw her weight around. We’ve done a bath and getting her used to belly scratches and brushing, used a rope with a cinch to actually get her used to the cinch again without the saddle, and today we got her saddled again! She went from bucking with me reaching for the cinch to actually being saddled - so she did not do amazing, but we’re definitely gaining!! 🤞

05/31/2026

Welcome Boone and Smoothie! Boone is on the left, a 2 year old stud, and Smoothie is on the right, a 2 year old gelding. Boone is here to be started and Smoothie is here first for ground work and we’ll see what we think and if he’s ready to be started too. Smoothie is more watchy and we might decide to just get him used to the world a little more first and start him later. They’re both a little nervous but they seem super sweet!