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
After our first ever Pony Club rally in May , it became apparent my current PC wasn't going to be as active as I had hoped. I ended up joining a more established PC here in Maine, which is part of the Northeast Region (NER). Now I am a member of both clubs! So by joining Epona Pony Club, I was able to attend my second dressage rally of the year. It was held at a farm an hour away, right near where I go for my jumping lessons with Babette. It was an easy drive down, but once I arrived it was a little hectic. It was the first time this farm had hosted a rally and everyone was all stressed out about parking. As I waited patiently in line in the farm's driveway, I told the parking guy I could put my rig anywhere he wanted. He looked at me incredulously, "You can back that thing up yourself?" standing happily tied to my teammate's trailer for the day I almost rolled my eyeballs out of my head. From what I understand, many of the drivers that day were