Taking advantage of a quiet evening reference desk shift to catch up on this blog. Saturday afternoon we FINALLY had our much planned blogger trail ride at Fair Hill with Michele, Emma, and Emma’s barn mate Amy and her horse Punky. I think Emma first mentioned a trail ride almost 2 years ago and it FINALLY happened! Michele and I had a planned a paper chase this past fall that was cancelled then a ride that we bailed on when life, weather, and, er, musicals got in the way.
And this nose. This nose ALWAYS is in the way.
Too bad this trail ride happened because Michele is a terrible, mean person [who rescues me from airports and work and takes my blankets down to slower, lower Delaware] and is ditching us for TN. I mean, who is going to rescue me when I get stranded somewhere next? Obviously NOT my friends and family… Remember, it’s ALL ABOUT ME!
Selfish rant over. And, no, you can’t take Jiminy to TN.
Putting Michele to work and making her hold my horse. And Batty’s posing because, that’s what he does…
After all this terrible weather we’ve had, Saturday was GORGEOUS! The pollen count wasn’t terrible either which was helpful as Batts’ heaves and allergies have been acting up. Enough that Michele and Emma thought I was contemplating bailing. No. But, had he been as bad as he was the previous week when I tried to get on him for my 1 “ride” since Thanksgiving, I’d had to have. Poor horse was coughing up a lung thanks to so allergies… But, everything settled since then and whenever the vet gets his Hydroxyzine in, he’ll start that 2x/day. Anyway, with 5 minutes of w/t on the lunge line and a 5 minute ride at the walk both a week before and no other work since Thanksgiving, we headed out to Fair Hill. Because, that’s completely normal, right?
Michelle taking a picture of me taking a picture…
So, Batty is THAT horse who is born broke and always quiet. This was no exception. His coughing was generally OK except when he was a. Ignored or b. Bored. As long as we were doing something fun (ie: NOT returning to the trailer.. we sulked and had LOTS of feelings about going home. Mostly that included dragging our feet because we’re not normal), no coughing occurred. But, when we were in the trailer alone being ignored? Cough. Strange horse.
Anyway, we had a great time. Batty and Remus were the perfect pair. Remus was up Batty’s butt and Batts didn’t care (the joy of a former lesson horse…). Batt DID cause Remus to spook once over this plastic thing on the ground that he was sniffing at by turning sideways which was highly entertaining since Michele managed NOT to fall off… But all bridges were crossed, all water was crossed, and bravery was accomplished. We did make Angry Faces at Charlie for some reason though… Sorry Charlie…
Overall, the company was fantastic! I wonder why I don’t get out to Fair Hill more often considering I’m 15 (20-25 with the trailer) minutes away. So many trails to explore. And all Batts wants to do is explore. Had circumstances been different, some trotting and cantering would have been lovely! But, considering how out of shape a certain chestnut was… the walk was ideal!
Hopefully Michele and I will get out again before she heads to TN. So much more exploring to do!
Sir Charlie!
Of course, as great as our ride was, drama followed me home… After passing a tiny Amish cart pulled by a Shetland pony, I almost got run off the road by farm equipment… Nothing like a tractor that can’t fit in a single lane approaching you when your hauling. I certainly wasn’t moving off the road. Somehow he managed to pass me with about 6″ to spare… I just sat there gritting my teeth. Then I arrived home to find that Subi had been screaming since I left 3 hours earlier (he’d been running too but got tired and resorted to just screaming). Lesson learned: When I take Batt out. DON’T put Subi and Jiminy on grass. Jiminy cares more about grass than Subi and Subi cares more about Batty than grass or Jiminy. At least when they’re in the paddock, Jiminy stays close to Subi and he’s not THAT dramatic.
Clean at Fair Hill, muddy within 5 minutes of being home
Drama. I don’t need it.
These two… tale of two quarter horses with opinions.
And because I can’t leave out the biggest drama queen of the bunch… Geldings.
Subi’s lucky I love him…
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So much fun! And I loved Batt’s faces at Charlie haha, poor Charlie just wants to be all up in everybody’s business but not everybody is into that sorta thing lol. Love your videos too! I got video of Isabel going through that covered bridge a couple years ago but wasn’t brave enough to take my hands off the reins this time around lol…
Yeah I wasn’t either with those people in the bridge…. it’s funny though. Batty didn’t care that Remus was up his butt but Charlie? No way. Haha!
What a fun ride! Trail rides with friends are the best thing on earth.
Definitely! Trail rides are the best thing ever according to Batt. Only work he approves of!
That looks like a beautiful day. I am jealous of the ride- it looked like fun.
Thanks! It was a lot of fun.
haha so cute! Looks like such a lovely day out. So glad Batty was able to join in the festivities!
So was he! The only approved kind of work there is!
So cool you guys have Fair Hill so close and you were able to make this trail ride happen!
So much fun! I love being so close to Fair Hill!
that was so much fun and who knew it took you so long to get your helmet on 😉 HA
And i did giggle when we were both taking photos of each other at the same time. Birds of a feather yep us…
🙂 I love Jiminy and Subi both their faces HA HA HA
It was so much fun….
and WHO is going to save your ass from now on (ONCE I LEAVE) HA HA HA
Who knew it took me so long to get my hair net on?
My horses make interesting faces, that’s for sure. You would be seeing more of them if you weren’t moving to TN…
No one will be rescuing me. I mean, I’m drowning at work and no one is rescuing me. I’ve only almost cried 2x today. I’m trying to figure out how to explain that when I wrote “the expectations of my job are clearly defined” or something like that on my performance appraisal I was lying or under extreme duress. Must go teach undergrads. Have done exactly 15 minutes of prep. 12 minutes more prep than usual.