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Fran and Bear wait in the snow on a nice trail ride with Susan, Di, Eliszabeth, Grace, Charlie and Judie. Our group of horses consisted of an Arabian, a Shetland pony, two Andalusians, a Belgian cross, a Tennessee Walker and a Rocky Mountain horse.
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Weather has warmed up! Here are the trails looking good from Stormy's back. Got 12 miles in today!
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Jen on Wildfire and Fran on Bear enjoy a warm day in January in the Chester Phelps wildlife management area. |
The Rappahannock River, which we ride by on our trails. The entire top of the river was frozen all the way across.
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Judie on Janet French's Tennessee Walker, Stormy, takes a break on a conditioning ride on a sunny, windy day in February. Stormy is at Meadow Springs for legging up for a 6-week time frame to get ready for her upcoming endurance rides. This is a really good mare.
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Cecile got this shot of Stormy doing the "itchy shake" on our break during a conditioning ride at Phelps. Check out her eyes. |
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Becky Suppinger on her new horse Amigo, in his new Taylored Tack bridle joined Judie and Patty for a hard ride. |
Judie and Fine Touch taking a break during a conditioning ride in the suddenly 70-degree weather in early March |
Patty Cordts and her quarter horse mare Lilly cooling off in the pond during a conditioning ride on a surprising 70-degree day in early March. |
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While riding with Karla Wells, Bob Hancock and Jen ... Judie and Crandall on their second trail ride come upon a BOOGY MAN -- a mylar balloon, red and silver and caught on the weeds, blowing in the wind. The horses took a while to sneak up to about 100 feet from the monster and Judie got off and led Crandall to the obstacle. Then Bob's horse got a little closer, Karla's mare said "um no ... this is my comfort zone and I see absolutely no reason to approach." Then Jen and Wildfire, AKA Braveheart, came up and Wildfire went right to it. Then Bob got his horse to accept the scary balloons.
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The horses were pretty sweaty with the sudden turn of the weather and after a ride in the 80-degre heat. Karla cools Bob's horse off while having a smoke. Great day for all. |
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