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...
Yay! I love vacations! So far my only complaint is that the temps have hovered in the 40's and the sun has been non-existent. But, I have been riding and not going to work! Yay! That almost makes up for it...though I am willing to bet $$$ that next Monday it will be sunny and 60+ degrees out there. SIGH So this is week six of conditioning and Dreamy is finally starting to come together. Her work is much stronger and I am feeling more confident in the idea of trying First level. :-) We have had five good rides in a row, April 15 to today, all walk/trot/canter for 40-50 minutes each. Today we had a lovely canter in both directions. It was great! Started with half a circle, then a full circle, and then 2 full 20 m. circles! Yay! And finally her trot work after the canter is decent as well. She loses so much strengthen in her hind end over the winter. I hate it! :-( I am waiting ...