I had many great horsey experiences in 2019! I am really pleased with how the year went overall; nothing is ever perfect, but both horses are sound, happy, and healthy, which is really what matters to me. Some of my 2019 goals were met easily or with lots of hard work, and a few of them were utter fails haha. C'est la vie! Let's recap! Happy, health, sound Both mares are doing well in this regard! Dreamy will be 29 this year, and while she definitely shows signs of her age at times, she overall looks and acts much younger than she really is! Ellie has really matured this year, filling out as well as mentally becoming more comfortable in her own skin. As she will be eight this year, I feel like we have moved through the baby phase. having this photo shoot was definitely a highlight of 2019! Continue lessons with Beth and Babette This goal was met and then some! I took almost weekly dressage lessons with Beth and monthly jump lessons with Babette. Thanks to the
Dreamy and I finished up our first year of fox hunting at Rest and Be Thankful Farm in Lyman, ME on November 24. Coincidentally, it is the same place we had our first hunt, so I thought that was pretty neat! :-)
Somehow we lucked out to have yet another gorgeous day for hunting! I was still pretty sore from my fall just three days prior at the Die Hard hunt at Garrison House, but I was very determined to not allow a broken rib and sprained ankle slow me down! LOL!
What an amazing intro to fox hunting we have had! I CANNOT WAIT for the 2013 season to begin! I am so thankful for the support and encouragement from my friend Sarah!! And I am filled with gratitude for all of the other hunters, landowners, our huntsman, whippers in, joint masters of the hunt, and field masters, especially Kelly and Jan who lead second field, and of course the gorgeous foxhounds and my sweet mare Dreamy.
Somehow we lucked out to have yet another gorgeous day for hunting! I was still pretty sore from my fall just three days prior at the Die Hard hunt at Garrison House, but I was very determined to not allow a broken rib and sprained ankle slow me down! LOL!
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| Not a very flattering photo of either of us (I look like I gained twenty pounds - LOL - and Dreamy looks like she is crippled), but I wanted to show the VERY HUGE RED CHRISTMAS RIBBON in Dreamy's tail this time. You know, just in case a rider couldn't SEE it. |
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| We are WAAAY in the back of Second Field, where I happily put Miss Dreamy after her kicking incident at the Die Hard hunt. I was NOT coming off today! |
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| I'm not in this photo, but it is just lovely. I am so lucky to be able to ride and hunt in this state! ♥ |
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| At a check - we are sort of in the back/middle |
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| HAPPIEST HOUND |
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| At stirrup cup, after we had galloped up through the field and spooked a huge doe! The dogs wanted to chase her, but our awesome huntsman and whippers in did a great job! As a group, second field also helped to form a "wall" of horses to prevent the dogs from chasing. |
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| We are on the far right |
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| Happy mare loves her job! |
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| NBD. Just a big canter stride. |
So fun! The land there is just beautiful. Hunting is such a great sport.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome mare. You two look like you've had a blast this season. Of course, the scenery doesn't hurt :P
ReplyDeleteYou certainly managed to fit a lot of hunting in! Definitely made me want to try fox hunting.
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