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
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,