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Wentworth Hunter Pace - June 6, 2021

After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time!  most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the

I want to be like Dr. Klimke....

Wow this is fabulous. I want to ride like Dr. Kilmke!!!!!!! Yeah, right. The odds of that are as high as Dreamy moving like Ahlerich.

This was filmed at the National Horse Show in 1987. Dr. Klimke is riding his horse Ahlerich in the Madison Square Garden.

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  1. That's one of my favorite videos ever. I saw his daughter ride for the first time during the Olympics, and she rides just as well. They're both really inspiring to watch. ;)

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