Oso Schooling at Woodside20160907162044
Oso Schooling at Woodside
September 7, 2016fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, TeamWG0 comments
Another great trailering and training session with Oso at the horse park. After a nice hack around the cross country course, we headed up to the arena...
Oso’s First Cross Country Jump!20160828002326
Oso’s First Cross Country Jump!
August 28, 2016fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, TeamWG0 comments
Oso and I had a great ‘field trip’ to the Woodside horse park yesterday! He trailered like a gentleman, and was calm and confident as we r...
Building a Few New Skills20160815180026
Building a Few New Skills
August 15, 2016fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, TeamWG0 comments
In the last week or so, I started working Oso in hand from the ground with the intention of increasing his suppleness under saddle, developing his foc...
Learning to Jump20160725181032
Learning to Jump
July 25, 2016fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, TeamWG0 comments
As Oso learns to jump, I have made it my goal to challenge and help him progress while keeping him feeling confident and successful about his ‘j...
Learning Some New Things20160721145349
Learning Some New Things
July 21, 2016fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, TeamWG0 comments
July 5th 2016 – I am so proud of Oso, he is becoming accustomed to handling trailering to other locations to ride with no issues. I have made an...
Oso is Growing Up!20160720164952
Oso is Growing Up!
July 20, 2016fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, TeamWG0 comments
June 19th 2016 – Oso has made great strides since our last blog update. I started him over some small fences, and we made our first trip away fr...
We Can Canter!20160521002030
We Can Canter!
May 21, 2016fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, TeamWG0 comments
A week or two ago, I started working Oso in the canter a bit, just to see how well he was able to balance himself initially. Some young thoroughbreds ...
Trail Ride Time!20160518021334
Trail Ride Time!
May 18, 2016fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, TeamWG0 comments
It’s been a great week with Oso, we went on a little trail ride today and he was a good boy! With young horses, I find the more they get out to ...
Some Windy Weather, and a Little Cantering20160506235746
Some Windy Weather, and a Little Cantering
May 6, 2016fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, TeamWG0 comments
Oso and I have made great progress in the last week, despite some very windy weather. While Oso is an even tempered and mature five year old, the wind...
A Very Smart Boy20160419182557
A Very Smart Boy
April 19, 2016#TeamNeighSavers, Curlin, fueledbyEE, Oso Smart, poweredbyEE, Retired Racehorse Project, seetheWGdifference, WGwin0 comments
Oso exemplifies the intelligence and extraordinary work ethic of the thoroughbred. He remembers what we have worked on the day before and (for the mos...
Learning to Long Line20160410073600
Learning to Long Line
I have started long lining Oso in the last few days as a way to improve his straightness, ability to bend, and acceptance of the bit. Long lining is a...
Oso Smart’s Breakthrough Video!20160406181432
Oso Smart’s Breakthrough Video!
Oso is proving to be a very smart boy! The last couple of rides have been nothing short of fantastic. He seems to be starting to understand that his n...