Roaches and Half Pass

A few weeks ago, the mares moved to a bigger, grassier, woodsier pasture.  After the first week, I found an enormous tick in Dee's forelock, which made a weepy gross mess in her forelock.  No biggie, I picked it out.  By my next visit, those crusty, weepy spots were ALL up in the rest of her mane.  I spent awhile trying to pick the crust out, but eventually just gave up, grabbed a pair of clippers, and roached her mane.  It will grow back, and she really enjoyed the currying I gave her mane afterwards.  I then applied equip-spot and we haven't had issues since.  I actually think she looks cute with it short.

In other, much more exciting news, Dee did her first few steps of half-pass today!  Very proud of my girl, mostly because she's become so rideable in the last year.

What difference a year makes

I can't believe it's been over a year since I touched this last, but I guess it makes sense, it has been a crazy time in my life.  Between finishing (and graduating) law school and then studying for and taking the bar exam, I didn't see much of Dee from March-July.  At the beginning of August, we moved from Knoxville to Greeneville, TN (well, Dee is in Bulls Gap) so that I could start a new job.  The rest of 2014 was a blur of adjusting to my new job and trying to bring Dee back into work.  The amazing part?  She became a totally different creature at the new place.  Just completely relaxed and happy to work. 
Now, I am gearing up for another move, which will have me in Nashville and Dee in Franklin.  I am incredibly excited for this new adventure, and I think I have managed to find a great trainer to ride with so that Dee and I might FINALLY get our act together and make it to some dressage shows! 

Such a good girl

And domesticated enough to let a 7 year old who has no horse experience lead her!