in the woods of Poland,Maine andMy handsome boy posing on the shores of Estes Bog, Poland
Oh, wow, what a blast I had riding over the long weekend! I had a cyber ride New Year's Eve with Denise Conroy, founder of the RAC, and the other Curly Riders. Ah-D was FULL OF HIMSELF. The only thing that held him in check were the slippery conditions and the treats in my pocket. :)
The Lab Gang was along, scampering here, there and everywhere, noses on full alert. New Years Day ride was pretty similar, except that I took both horses out for a spin. Ah-D was still wound, but I was still able to keep him in check and on the right track. It was fun taking Allie out for the first time in a long time for me. I did notice that he "walks right through" the bit and pays barely any attention to it, so we brushed up on that. He was pretty energetic and gave some fun trots and canters.
Oh, wow, what a blast I had riding over the long weekend! I had a cyber ride New Year's Eve with Denise Conroy, founder of the RAC, and the other Curly Riders. Ah-D was FULL OF HIMSELF. The only thing that held him in check were the slippery conditions and the treats in my pocket. :)
The Lab Gang was along, scampering here, there and everywhere, noses on full alert. New Years Day ride was pretty similar, except that I took both horses out for a spin. Ah-D was still wound, but I was still able to keep him in check and on the right track. It was fun taking Allie out for the first time in a long time for me. I did notice that he "walks right through" the bit and pays barely any attention to it, so we brushed up on that. He was pretty energetic and gave some fun trots and canters.My best ride was definitely on Monday, when Deanna and I loaded up the horses late morning and headed over to Poland to ride with Ulla. Great company, great scenery, great horses, beautiful weather (for January in Maine) - what more can I say?
Deanna is tall and slim and Allie is short and stocky, but they make a great team on the trails! 
Ulla led most of the way on Gabby the beautiful Morgan. Her trails are quite hidden and difficult to follow unless you know them like the back of your hand.
We traversed through the woods until we came to the shores of Estes Bog. 
I attempted to take a photo of all three of us, but it didn't work out.
First I tried setting the camera on a rock on the ground, then hanging from a tree. About all that was good for was some laughs, as the wind blew it and I got a good picture of some branches. We were successfull a little later on, though.
As we headed back towards Ulla's, we had a big surprise - Luvon on Indigo!
We all decided this was an excuse for a longer ride. :) I missed a really good photo opportunity when Allie ran Deanna into a small leaning tree. She was screeching, "Whoa" and Allie paid no nevermind (remember, previous comment about him running through the bit!) and kept on a-trucking! We all turned around to see Deanne carrying along a tree about chest high. Well, Ulla started laughing and so did Luvon and Deanna, and I laughed so hard that I could barely control my bladder. I dismounted and helped Deanna with the tree, and we all composed ourselves and continued on. A bit later, Indigo decided that Gabby was too far ahead, and she MUST catch up at a gallop...well, Luvon of course did not think that was necessary so a battle of wills ensued. Luvon won, I'm happy to report.
She is an excellent horsewoman. Deanna quipped, "Um...just for the record, I'll take the tree." Hilarious!!!
We trotted back to Ulla's.
Deanna is tall and slim and Allie is short and stocky, but they make a great team on the trails! 
Ulla led most of the way on Gabby the beautiful Morgan. Her trails are quite hidden and difficult to follow unless you know them like the back of your hand.
We traversed through the woods until we came to the shores of Estes Bog. 
I attempted to take a photo of all three of us, but it didn't work out.
First I tried setting the camera on a rock on the ground, then hanging from a tree. About all that was good for was some laughs, as the wind blew it and I got a good picture of some branches. We were successfull a little later on, though.
As we headed back towards Ulla's, we had a big surprise - Luvon on Indigo!
We all decided this was an excuse for a longer ride. :) I missed a really good photo opportunity when Allie ran Deanna into a small leaning tree. She was screeching, "Whoa" and Allie paid no nevermind (remember, previous comment about him running through the bit!) and kept on a-trucking! We all turned around to see Deanne carrying along a tree about chest high. Well, Ulla started laughing and so did Luvon and Deanna, and I laughed so hard that I could barely control my bladder. I dismounted and helped Deanna with the tree, and we all composed ourselves and continued on. A bit later, Indigo decided that Gabby was too far ahead, and she MUST catch up at a gallop...well, Luvon of course did not think that was necessary so a battle of wills ensued. Luvon won, I'm happy to report.
She is an excellent horsewoman. Deanna quipped, "Um...just for the record, I'll take the tree." Hilarious!!!
We trotted back to Ulla's. 
Here are the Four Amigos. But wait, the excitement was not over! 
The new American Cream Draft pastured adjacent to Ulla's horses decided to gallop over to meet Ah-D and Allie. 
This beautiful boy is built like Al, but BIGGER, so it was quite the experience for Al, who was quite unnerved.
The new American Cream Draft pastured adjacent to Ulla's horses decided to gallop over to meet Ah-D and Allie. 
This beautiful boy is built like Al, but BIGGER, so it was quite the experience for Al, who was quite unnerved. What a great ride, a fabulous way to start out the year!
Hello Susan, thanks again for the calendar I think you were trying to put a lump in my throat. It looks like you had a great weekend to bring the new year in, awesome horse you have there, you should be very proud of yourself.
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I am SO glad that you will still be keeping us posted!! I would really miss your posts! I'm jealous that you got in 3 rides over the weekend! I only got in 2,but I just couldn't pass up New Year's Day when it was in the 40's!! For January in Maine it was wonderful!! (And, yes, we do need to get together to ride more! As long as you don't care that the ugliest trailer in the world comes to your house, Dream and I will haul over. I'd LOVE to see some new scenery, and I'm sure she'd like to see he smaller "twin" Ah-D!) My trailer is OLD, homely, but totally redone and safe, and I can't part with it because it's the only trailer I've ever pulled, so I'm really comfortable with it!
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