Trail Ride

WELL! It was a very productive day - WE all got to go on a trail ride. Started out like hell though - just getting the kids off the trailer and tacked up was a nightmare! Horses jumping around, rearing and bucking, acting out.... ooooo what fun. I love how they are perfect at home and act like morons when out. I got a good cow kick from Charles. Mindy got a rope burn from Misty of all horses, and Haley forgot the girth to the saddle. We were batting 1000 at 10:30 this a.m.... and all we wanted to do was ride! Well, we finally did after I got Charlie worked out in the round pen, then we all went down to the arena and worked some more before finally getting to head for the trail which by the way the trails head was a beautiful brook running briskly from the weekend rain. How nice! Oh... we have to cross it? UUUUUUUUUUGH... poor Haley, poor Mindy... first real trail ride together as mother and daughter and lets start off on the right foot! Well to say the least it was informative but not uneventful... as if you couldnt tell from the start - you know what kind of ride you are going to have when it begins as it did. Six people, 3 green horses, 3 green riders.... & not in that order....OMG!

The trails were nice, the weather was mild, the horses were behaved 3/4 of the ride... and what more could one ask for? NOTHING! A learning experience that each of us need. Certainly the greenbees :)

So with that said, not bad, just not a stellar ride... but at least we GOT OUT THERE... and stuck to our guns and made due with what we had... RIGHT HALEY! We even trotted a little... and got to use our one rein stops frequently - NO accidents, no falls. A hind quarter kick, a little jigging and a lot of jockeying for positions. Thank you again mike for putting on those tall boots and leading some of us across the brook.... twice! We couldnt have done it without you.