Its a whole new year!

Yes, 2012 is upon us and if the beginning of this year (weather-wise) is anything like the end of 2011, we are in for a lot of riding!  We have had such a great Fall/early Winter riding season already that I have made a lot of progress with several of the horses that I am currently riding.....

*Spiffy (in my last blog) has gone on to her new home with a wonderful family, they are new to horses but really doing a lot to learn and *Spiff is helping them all she can :)   - in their own words "we are having both a lot of fun and some challenges with *Spiffy), well, isn't that the way it always is with horses?!

*Serenade continues to be a wonder to ride and she is getting fitter and happier to go out each day I ride her - and that is 3 - 4 times a week.  She seems to be completely sound now as well, which we are all thrilled about!

I also made pretty good progress with *'Flame, she is now under saddle and doing well in the preliminary phases.  I think I will put the rest on hold for her though - as she is looking pregnant (gosh, can't wait for her *Icon baby!).

 *Charm has become a very fun and forward riding horse - she will be an amazing endurance horse!  We are really looking forward to this spring and the upcoming endurance season!

And, *Joe.  I had put *Joe's training on hold for a couple of months and then I sent him to the young cowboy trainer that I use locally.  He put 30 days on *Joe for me - mostly on the trail - and he said that *Joe did great.  He said that *Joe is a great horse with a distinct personality" - yep, that describes *Joe.  Now, my young neighbour/friend is going to ride *Joe for me for another 30 days, she is mostly an eventing rider, but she is a very good rider/handler and I know that *Joe will do great with her too!

So stay tuned - there is lots more exciting stuff to come from the Curly Standard Place in 2012!
Shelly
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