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...
Tomorrow will mark three weeks since school was released for the summer. As a teacher, it is no secret that I LOVE summer with all my heart. I love being home with my kids and I love having lots of time for horses. Sometimes I find it hard to figure out what to write here beyond lesson/ride recaps and horse shows haha. I mean, there is a lot going on that I can share, but sometimes I wonder how much of that really matters to officially document. It is boring to only write ride/show summaries or is it boring to write about the mundane parts of life? I hate going too long without a post of some sort, so I am just going to write haha. We had an intense (for us) heat wave last week, with the temps in the 90s with the humidity not far behind, so after the show on Saturday , I gave her Sunday and Monday off. Monday is her normal day off anyway, so I figured I would just pick things back up with a low key dressage ride on Tuesday. I rode Tuesda...