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
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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