Zoe and I have been riding fairly steadily, but I am lazy about posting and the photo's are all the same--- fuzzy ears, snowbanks and sandy, icy roads. We had a super ride on Sunday- a day of back and forth weather- brilliantly sunny, then riding in small snow 
squalls and gloomy skies.
There's nothing like a refreshing trot to scare away the doldrums. We saddled up our two mounts- Keri and Teasel - and went out for a ride. Keri was in a great mood... one never knows if she is going to be feeling zesty or pokey- to which I completely can relate, being a "senior" myself. We got a good forward trot for nearly the first 5 miles of the trip. When we reached what we call the mile long hill (because, guess what ? it's exactly one mile long and quite a hill) both horses wanted to canter. Generally we use that hill to build muscle, so we contain the horses to a trot- but today was a recreational outing so .. canter we did. You can see here, Zoe wears her "Champion" jacket on every ride and loves it !!
squalls and gloomy skies.We had trees down in the roads from the sudden blasts of wind.
There's nothing like a refreshing trot to scare away the doldrums. We saddled up our two mounts- Keri and Teasel - and went out for a ride. Keri was in a great mood... one never knows if she is going to be feeling zesty or pokey- to which I completely can relate, being a "senior" myself. We got a good forward trot for nearly the first 5 miles of the trip. When we reached what we call the mile long hill (because, guess what ? it's exactly one mile long and quite a hill) both horses wanted to canter. Generally we use that hill to build muscle, so we contain the horses to a trot- but today was a recreational outing so .. canter we did. You can see here, Zoe wears her "Champion" jacket on every ride and loves it !! During the week, we switch off our favorite mounts and ride others. I had a zippy trot out with Camille. Zoe schooled her two selected mounts for summer shows- OYY Salvadore and OYY Finnegan- both curly pony stallions. So, despite the fickle weather and the winter blues-- we are getting out and having fun. Glad to see all you other RAC'ers are too !!
Enjoy your day ~ and visit my farm blog for more in depth news of rides and horses. :)
Zoe's jacket looks super! The blustery wind on Sunday was kind of crazy, but obviously Teasel and Keri didn't mind. You live in such beautiful country, I'm always glad when you post pictures of your rides.
ReplyDeleteZoe, that jacket looks amazing on you! Thanks for sharing!!! I hope Catherine in Canada got hers...haven't heard from her yet....Catherine, are you out there?? ;-))
ReplyDeleteCara, you'll take a pic for us of your jacket, now won't you? We'd love to see how it matches your Sunny. lol.
You too Erica!
Denise
sounds like fun!!
ReplyDeleteOk, Ok... I know I need to get some photos in the jacket with Sunny. It has been SOO muddy these past few days I havn't worn anything out to the barn that I care about at all. So it might be awhile!