It was an exhausting weekend as we kicked off the 2014 fair season with the North Stonington Fair. Thursday, 8 rabbits reported for show duty and spent the weekend looking pretty for the masses. Friday, Anna and the kids spent the day washing goats, washing horses, and Anna was up past midnight braiding manes. Saturday…
Today Alex, Vicki, Anna, and I (Rob) rode in our first family hunter pace. It was put on by the West Greenwich Horseman’s Association (WGHA) at Arcadia in RI. For those not familiar with hunter pacing, it is a long trail ride with optional jumps along the way. This one had 3 different divisions: Hunters…
Sunday May 11 2014 was Mother’s Day. I spent the day at the Pony Club games rally with my kids. Well, sort of, because parents aren’t allowed in the horse management area. We arrived at 7.30 ish. That meant we left home around 6.45. The rally was at Mitchell farm in Salem, CT. We helped…
Since Anna’s parents are in town, we have had some extra help around and been able to get in a little more riding this week. In fact, today was my third ride on Calli in under a week. It was a nice mid fifties afternoon, Anna rode Precious, and I work with Calli. I hate…
It was over 50F this afternoon which was perfect weather for riding the horses. Vicki and her best friend Alexis (who takes riding lessons with Anna) hopped off the bus, had a quick snack, and headed to the barn. A short while later, they headed out on the trails – Alexis on Huey, Vicki on…
Amanda loves to ride. At three years old Huey is the only pony I will let her ride “by herself”. Sometimes he leads the way, sometimes she tells him what to do. Either way, the relationship is working out. Huey seems content to wander around the ring at a walk or trot without breaking much…
This afternoon the kids and I (Anna) decided to try sledding behind King. After some initial testing I decided he didn’t care about the sled behind him and since the kids didn’t have the strength to hold on I tied the ropes to the sled. Probably not the safest venture but the ropes were tied…
Last night, we got another 5″ or so of fresh snow dumped on the farm. After clearing the driveway (again), clearing paths to/from the barn (again), breaking ice (again), and finishing morning chores, we came in for coffee. We were originally scheduled to trailer ponies to a pony club games practice, but it was cancelled….
Instead of a stressful afternoon of cooking and worrying about special dishes, we decided to saddle up the herd and go for a trail ride. It was a nice 35F outside and the weather was clear. Our neighbor was nice enough to come snap a photo before we left on the short ride in the…
As is the tradition, the girls had to do some bareback riding in the snow. Vicki loves to ride bareback in the winter because it keeps her warmer. Vicki decided to try out Dakota, Alex’s new pony, while Amanda rode Huey. This was Vicki’s first bareback ride on Dakota and it went well. Both girls…