Meet Mica

Last month, Rich came out to work with my horses, and I had put the four of them into my corral. As soon as he walked in, they were paying attention to him, but that did not mean they were just going to walk up to him and be caught. There had to be some …

When Rich came out to work with Monty and Mica, we started with Monty – as Rich saddled him up, I was surprised to see all three of my mustangs hiding in the shed, peeking over the fence to watch what was going on.  I had been certain that the very curious Mica would be …

Last week, Mica and the Cremello colts got to welcome a new member of their family to my place.  I knew that Mica would be excited about the newcomer because that’s the kind of horse he is: very curious, wanting to be involved in whatever is going on.  I was not sure what the other …

Last week, Rich Scott came over to work with me and my mustangs, and trim their feet. Rich started with Cremosso. It had been a few months since I had caught the boys, so they had fun running around a bit first. Then it was Claro’s turn for a trim – Mica had to keep …

I was invited to bring Mica to the Wild Horse Festival in Santa Fe which took place last weekend at the Santa Fe Equestrian Center. When I said yes, I realized that I needed to prepare Mica for his first big public appearance.  His normal day consists of hanging out with his brothers the Cremello …

  On April 29, Mica and I went to a Trail Obstacle Clinic at Jody Marken and Marty Marten’s beautiful place in Berthoud Colorado. Last year, Rich Scott had done a demo with Mica as a yearling going through the obstacles for the first time, but this time I was handling Mica by myself. Beth …

Winter in Colorado often means snow, although it does not usually stick around for long on the Front Range, so when we had snow, I got bundled up and headed out to the pasture to photograph the boys.  Even though I have 2 sheds they can shelter under, the three boys prefer to spend their …

On Monday, Rich Scott trailered Claro back to his home, and he was reunited with Mica and Cremosso. When Rich arrived, he did a little work with Claro on loading and unloading into the trailer, and then had me work with him on loading and unloading.  As we worked, Mica and Cremosso watched very closely …

Two weeks ago, Mica got to participate in his very first clinic, at my friends Jody and Marty’s place in Berthoud, which is only 20 minutes away. I had practiced loading Mica into Rich’s trailer the last time Rich had come out to my place to help  me, and everything had gone well. He suggested …

  Last Sunday, Rich Scott brought Cremosso home to my house after 2 months of training, and 2 months of letting Mica get to know his new home and Claro. When Rich led Cremosso off the trailer, both Mica and Claro pricked up their ears, alert to this new development. Mica especially was interested. He …