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...
Here is the latest installment of "What's in YOUR tack room?" and this time we are looking at what I keep in my trailer! First installment is here . My first trailer was a neat 20' Eby stock trailer that I purchased in 2003 and paid for myself. It is the first thing I bought and paid for new on my own, and I towed that thing everywhere from here in Maine to New Jersey and even Kentucky. I loved that trailer and was sad to sell it, but it was pretty exciting to purchase another new one, just a bit longer (gotta fit husband's pulling oxen!). So now it is not a "horse trailer" but a "livestock trailer" haha. My first rig - still own the truck (bought that new and paid it off as well!) I admit, at first I was not super impressed with owning a stock trailer. It just didn't seem as cool as the nice slant horse trailers with real dressing rooms and real horse windows. Of course, it didn't take long for me to realize that a sto...