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
My favorite horse show would have to be anything at the University of New Hampshire, because it is my favorite venue! It is not that far from home, it has great trailer parking, and I went to college there!!! That is the biggest reason I love to show at UNH; as an alumna I feel like I am riding on my home turf. A lot of people dislike riding at UNH because of the set-up and the small(er) warm up. But I just love it, and Dreamy always loved showing there.
I have competed at UNH in the combined test, spring/fall horse trials, dressage shows, jumper shows, and even the Little Royal livestock show (only open to students, where the horses went first, then the dairy cows. The top horse and top dairy person competed against each other for the Overall winner). Hopefully, once Ellie is ready to enter rated shows, we will do both the dressage and horse trials down there.
Of course, I worked at the horse barns during college! This was one of our summer crews. |
Similar pic as with Marcy (and nearly the same spot)! This was either the spring horse trials or combined test. Or maybe a dressage show actually. I don't remember! |
Here is Dreamy and I winning the combined test one spring. |
Dreamy and I in dressage at UNH! |
Dreamy and I in stadium at UNH! |
Oh gosh! I recognize so many faces in these photos <3 Both horse and human :) UNH is still my favorite venue and I love going back there even now. They are getting fewer and fewer obviously but I still walk through the barns and say hi to the horses I knew. Last time I was there (2016) Quill was still there. He was one of my all time favs as well. Such great memories :)
ReplyDeleteso cool i love this venue would have loved to ride there. And PS I loved the Millbrook Morgan line. I think you and I could have some GOOD discussions on Morgans :)
ReplyDeleteHome barns always feel so welcoming when it comes to shows.
ReplyDeletewhat a gorgeous venue! awesome to have so many memories there with so many different horses too
ReplyDeleteI don't mind the warmup at UNH; the ring where they usually do stadium is what kills me.
ReplyDeleteI never brought Tris there, but rode there for an IHSA show probably fifteen years ago now. I got stuck on a dead boring QH. I wanted one of the Morgans!