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
Whew! My bucket list is shrinking this year! LOL! Dreamy and I attended a Wentworth Hunt , hosted by Rest and Be Thankful Farm in Lyman, ME on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. I have wanted to fox hunt FOREVER. And I read all of Rita Mae Brown's fox hunting mysteries a few years ago and decided that I needed to try this discipline! I am SO glad I made time to finally attend a hunt. I had wanted to go to the last hunt of 2011, but it was cancelled due to rain. I had to wait almost an entire year, but it was worth it!! As per hunt protocol, we started in the Hilltopper field. In a hunt, there are three fields: First, Second, and Hilltop. First Field stays right with the hounds and jumps everything, Second stays back a bit and can pick and choose jumps, while Hilltop goes at just a walk and trot and does not jump. I was a bit disappointed with the VERY slow pace in the Hilltopper field as we very quickly lost sight of the hounds. We had a bee attack, a few riders fall off,