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
As some of my long time readers know, this blog used to be called Standardbred Excellence. I named it at the time because I felt that in order to really show the world what a Standardbred could do, you had to work towards excellence.
After an almost three year break in blogging, I returned in 2016 and figured it was time to update with a new look and name. I may still tweak it a bit, but for now I like it and think it needed a change! It's not just about Standardbred Excellence any longer, but the focus will be on the entire farm and both species of animals hahaha! :-)
Plus, it was time to change the name of my farm. I called it Moonstone Farm for many years, having dreamed that up way back when I was in fifth grade. But it seemed that as my own life has evolved, the name of our farm needed to reflect that. And now it is not just my farm, but OUR farm. My husband is just as much a part of it as I am, which is one of the innumerable reasons I married him! ;-)
PS - Of course, that meant that I had to change my barn/show colors from maroon and gray to green (with a hint of maroon and cream). LOL I'll always be a prissy horse girl at heart.
After an almost three year break in blogging, I returned in 2016 and figured it was time to update with a new look and name. I may still tweak it a bit, but for now I like it and think it needed a change! It's not just about Standardbred Excellence any longer, but the focus will be on the entire farm and both species of animals hahaha! :-)
Plus, it was time to change the name of my farm. I called it Moonstone Farm for many years, having dreamed that up way back when I was in fifth grade. But it seemed that as my own life has evolved, the name of our farm needed to reflect that. And now it is not just my farm, but OUR farm. My husband is just as much a part of it as I am, which is one of the innumerable reasons I married him! ;-)
PS - Of course, that meant that I had to change my barn/show colors from maroon and gray to green (with a hint of maroon and cream). LOL I'll always be a prissy horse girl at heart.
I clearly missed this...as I was going through my reading list trying to figure out what happened to you - welcome back! I'm back too!
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