Kelly’s Minis: May 2023

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Breezy & Bentley Visit the Stockyards

We parked at the Hogsett Trailhead and headed to the Stockyards.

Hollee, Bentley, Breezy

Bentley, Me, & Breezy
Holle up front

Bentley checking out the Stockyards

Breezy & Bentley - TRT Main Park

Bentley did amazing for his first time being ponied away from home. So excited about this little horse!

Can you see all 3 ponies?

Bentley, Me, & Breezy
Hollee is up front

Breezy & Bentley

We like big butts!

Monday, May 22, 2023

Breezy Ponies Bentley

I was able to pony Bentley off Breezy today for the first time. Bentley did really good as expected, he is so easy to train! Of course Breezy was AWESOME as well!

Breezy and I had a great time at Six RS Ranch this past weekend. Meet up with a new lady this weekend, guess she didn’t like me much because she left me behind on the trail. I went up a hill, around the corner and could no longer see her. She said ”I’ll be there in a minute” so I waited, and waited, and waited…and waited. I started calling her name and got no response, so I waited. I started yelling her name and crickets, so I waited. Then I started to get worried since she was a newbie that maybe she had an unexpected ejection from her cart so I went back down the hill to look for her. I found no horse, no cart, and no lady. I headed back towards camp to look for her to make sure she was ok and I finally saw her still in her cart close to camp with her pony running like a crazy horse so I took the next trail I could find and off we went.

Never a dull moment!!

We did come across some cows, that was kinda scary since they were bigger than us. I did have my bear spray in case one of them decided to charge us, luckily I didn’t have to use it.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Breezy - TRT Main Park

The Main Park two days in a row, WOOHOO! We meet up with my friend Julie and her horse Hollee and they loved the park as much as we do. What a beautiful day and a really fun drive!

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Bentley - TRT Main Park

Bentley hoped in the trailer for his very first trailer ride today (I usually take him in my van). We went to Trinity Main Park where we encountered so many obstacles. We went over bridges and through water crossings. The loud noises from above overpasses didn’t faze him and he wasn’t bothered with bikers either. He did fantastic! Love him!!!

Bentley

Monday, May 15, 2023

Breezy - Cedar Lake, Oklahoma

Wednesday, the night before the trip: I went out to feed and Breezy’s eye was swollen almost shut. Amy, my neighbor vet, came out to look at it and of course it was scratched.

Thursday morning, the day of the trip: I rush off to Burleson Equine to get meds for Breezy’s eye.

Thursday: I finally get everything packed up and ready to go. I load Breezy in the trailer then stop at the house one last time before heading out to double check that I haven’t forgotten anything plus I wanted to check on Gray Kitty too. When I went to give her goodbye kisses she started to freak out. Luckily she was in the kennel. Dave rushed up to the house to see her screaming and throwing herself around. We were both there when she took her last breath, poor baby, I think she died of a blood clot.

Maybe all of this was I sign I shouldn’t go on my trip. I unloaded Breezy from the trailer while Dave dug Gray Kitty’s grave. We were both in tears, this was so sudden and unexpected. Just the day before she was doing so good and had eaten more than ever. I miss her sweet little face.

I did decide to go ahead and go on my trip and I’m so glad I did. We went to Cedar Lake in Oklahoma May 11-14, 2023. The campground was beautiful but unfortunately the trails were just too rocky for our bikes. We got some rain each night and also Saturday afternoon.

I got the water all packed up LOL

Loaded and ready to go

We got some rain while we were there,
so Breezy spent some time in his stall.

Leisurely drive

Cheers girl!

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Bentley - TRT Foster Park

Bentley has gotten really good at loading in the van on his own now. He jumps right in!

I ground drove Bentley at Foster Park. Foster Park is part of the TRT system, it’s a nice quiet little park that connects with miles and miles of trails. He did great today! I’ve been using the surcingle on him just to start getting him use to additional equipment, we will be building and adding more equipment as we go. He wasn’t too sure about walking first by a running river so I took the lead and he was fine. Then later he decided he couldn’t possibly step off the curb onto the street first, so we had to have a small discussion about that, then he finally saw things my way and went first off the curb. Couldn’t ask for a better two year old!

Bentley looking at the running river

Bentley ground driving

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Braids

Everyone got braids today.

Stormy

Breezy

Bentley

Friday, May 5, 2023

Mini Horses Fun in the Sun

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Bentley

I can’t wait to drive my little Bentley!

Breezy - Dutch Branch Park

We meet up with my friend Julie and her horse Hollee today at Dutch Branch Park which is on Benbrook Lake, only 20 minutes from my house. We had a great drive! We drove a little under 6 miles in 2 hours and 40 minutes, our longest drive yet and surprisingly both ponies were full of energy when we got back to the van!

Breezy and I crossed the river first this time. Right after he crossed it, we had to go straight uphill and he totally ate it! When we went up the other side, all 4 feet went out from under him and he landed on his belly. I wasn’t scared, just concerned and worried for him. The best part was that Julie got it on video! When she sent it to me it is really blurry, but perfectly clear on her phone. I had one foot out of the bike, but he got himself up and handled it like a champ! Off we went like it never even happened! Such a good pony!! He might deserve the day off tomorrow!