We had a nice turnout and great weather. Those that rode were Sharon on Cricket, Herb on General, Lena on Scooter, Sue on Quia, Jan on Sadie, Donna on Magnum, and Wendy on Arrow. Sadie lead the pack at a fast walk and that seemed to set off Quia and Arrow……all the way through the single track near the soccer field. Finally, Sue put Quia in front, followed by Sadie, then Arrow. The pace slowed a little, but not enough until Arrow was next to Quia, blocking Sadie. Ahhh, the order we must keep amongst our horses to keep them happy. After an hour the group really took a deep sigh and was at a relaxed walk….. until we entered the single track approaching Lake Victoria. There was a small hill that Arrow decided he wanted to canter down and pass everyone. Wendy corrected him and guided him back to repeat the hill 3 times until he took it at a slow walk. While this was going on, a man and his dog were visiting with the group. Yet another dog on the trail that had never seen horses before… Not much happened after that, but we did cover some ground as the entire loop was done in 1.5 hours. I’d say that was a pretty quick ride.

Sharon, Herb and Lena took it slower and had to stop early on. But that gave Lena a chance to ride a loop alone with Scooter – first time for them. She was smiling when she got back, because Scooter behaved himself like a perfect gentleman…a new found confidence in his abilities. It evidently was a day for building confidence in our horses, because Donna said Magnum did very well on the trail….I think she even likes him a bit more than she did before 🙂 We of course stayed around for a bit and caught up. Great day with our horses.
Submitted by Sharon