May 12th, 2021

​Hey everyone, it is Nala!

Sorry I did not update you sooner, I have been so busy settling into my home and learning new things that I totally forgot! Today is a rainy day at KTRA so I have some time to write to you and let you know how I have been doing in my new home so far. 

Since moving to KTRA, this is what my life has looked like:

• I have made an absolute best friend! Her name is Indy, and she is a black and white paint pony. Indy and I are such good friends that we even share our hay!

• I have had 2 visits from the farrier, Justin Buhler. Justin is very patient with me, even though I am not particularly good at standing still while my hooves are being trimmed yet. It is one of my goals that I will soon have the patience of an adult horse and be able to stand nice and quiet for Justin!

This is how still I would like to stand for the farrier soon!

• I have been doing training sessions with 4 of our staff members - Ashley, Matina, Asher and Cherise! Asher was my owner before I lived at KTRA, and I am so lucky that she teaches lessons here on the weekends so that she can visit me and still put rides on me! Having Asher work with me makes my transition of being in a new home much easier and helps me feel comfortable in my new surroundings. I am also getting more used to Ashley, Matina, and Cherise and I am learning new things with each of them whenever we work together. 

• A couple of weekends ago, a lady named Shelley Mills came and taught a dressage clinic at KTRA. Ashley rode me in the clinic, and even though I was unsure at first, I learned so much about having a work ethic and balancing myself with a rider as I move. Shelley is coming back in June and I am excited to keep progressing in my dressage training!

​Well, that is all for now. Thank you for checking in with me and reading my blog. I hope you enjoy the photos! 

Time to bet back to munching hay...