These are some picture we took while there, it is a pretty place. Luckily the wild hogs were more afraid of us and ran off into the woods.
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Posted on 01/02/2007 9:57:39 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
These are some picture we took while there, it is a pretty place. Luckily the wild hogs were more afraid of us and ran off into the woods.
So how did today's ride go?
I haven't been yet today....I'm getting supper in the oven as we speak and then I'll be off to saddle and go for his 40 minutes.
Mon. is Jenny's day off and we spend the day together running errands. I just got home a few minutes ago, Harley is eating.
Becky
I think I've cantered down that very road with the crew from our barn!
We kept on seeing hog sign all along the trail on Saturday. They had wallows all over the place. I sure was glad that we didn't see any. My other riding buddy Shirley said that they usually hear you coming long before you get there and make themselves scarce. I sure hope that continues to be true. I don't think I'd have a problem getting away from them on a horse, but not if the goofy horse saw it and dumped me off first. Then the horse would just have to be faster than ME. ;o)
There were several other GA State Parks we were looking at visiting this year. Got any recommendations?
I still don't wander around the island without my .45 on my belt. It hasn't come to that yet, all we have to do is pop them in the butt with a pellet gun when they get too close, but I want a little insurance with me.
I know what your horses think about hogs and pigs! Blade thinks they are "of the devil" and will surely eat him alive!
I think Shirley was telling us yesterday that it is legal to shoot them as long as there is something in season at the time, isn't that what he was saying Frog?
Another possibility is the Conyers Horse Park. They have a couple of really nice trails which wind up on the old 3-day event jump course. We looked and looked for something small enough to jump (so we could say we had "schooled on the Olympic Course"), but the big jumps were TOO BIG and the little jumps had all been overgrown with weeds and brush. Next time I'm bringing some brush clippers in my bag and we're going to MAKE a jump small enough to negotiate for a normal horse!
The Chickamauga Battlefield Park has a nice trailer area and some excellent trails that cover the battlefield. West Point does one of its Battlefield Rides there, so they're set up for horses. It's pretty country, and again there are some nice open areas for a brisk canter.
Yeah, he said that as long as it's a hunting season of any kind that you can hunt them too, as long as you do it with the ammo that's approved for whatever game is in season. So I wouldn't wanna try to bag one during squirrel season! ;o)
She's told us stories:')
All of this just makes me want to pack up and go somewhere, anywhere:')
I have been to Chickamauga before. It was a nice ride. There's about 10 miles of trails I think. One of these days we need to see about the 3 of us meeting up for a ride sometime.
We try to find places that have stalls and electrical hook ups so we can camp. It is about a 3 hour drive to Atlanta and we like to spend at least 2-3 days there. Both our horses are gaited so we don't do much cantering but racking on the trails is about the same. We try not to let them jump either. Although sometimes they have their own ideas about stepping over logs.
Not me! I like to jump. Stuff that's between knee-high and crotch high anyways, I just don't know how very well and neither do my horses. One of these days I'd like to learn.
That would be fun. NE AL and NW GA have some grat trails. We rented a cabin one year on Toccoa (sp) River area, that was a pretty area to.
We stopped here on the way home and rode
Yeah, I have seen you and Tennessee jump! LOL. Hope was doing a pretty good job this weekend.
She's fun to ride and she's a game little bugger. She'll go most anywhere you'll point her and she'll stand still when you want her to too. I'm having second thoughts about selling her!
That's a nice looking cabin!
Well, I'm outta here. Gotta go feed then home. Seeya tomorrow...
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