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Since we haven't had a whole lot of horsey stuff going on here in a while I'll just post some miscellaneous pictures from the last couple of week's rides...

HaveFaith's new little yearling filly Star, being ponied for the first time, by Hal on Sassy. That big ol' trooper saddle kinda swallowed her whole, but she didn't seem to mind it at all...

Kari on Faith, with my horse Bob in the foreground, at a rest stop out in the Forest...

BladeRider on the left and Shirley on the right...

From last Saturday's rails-to-trails. The young man on the left is the one who's horse almost drowned him when he slipped into a drop-off in the creek at the St. Jude Ride in July. It scared us all to death, but he made it out ok. That kind of accident would have rattled the confidence of most seasoned riders, but he took it in stride and kept right on riding. He's an inspiration to me and I hope I'm doing as well when I'm his age...

A shot of the back of the house of the couple who hosted the ride. I love that full length sun room!...

Orbin on his little Kentucky Mountain Horse. She may be small, but she's tough. We went over 12 miles, gaiting almost the whole way and she kept up with the best of them...

I took my GPS and we had an average speed of 6.8 mph with a max speed of 10 mph. That trail is a great place to work on gait. It's flat, straight and long so we took full advantage of it and didn't let any grass grow under our feet.

I'm looking forward to riding again this weekend. I don't know where we're going, but I really don't care. The weather's supposed to be great and I've got some catching up to do! ;o)

Thanks for the pics. That filly is really cute.

How is the bee situation in your area?

The club I belong too, said in the last newsletter, that a group got into a ground bee nest on the AQHA ride held last month. One lady had a reaction and had to be taken to the hospital. Good thing, one of the riders was very knowledgeable about the trails and there was not any delay in finding the victim. Bees sure can ruin falls rides.

Sure do miss getting on the trails. This weekend is the fall ride, but we are not going. Kids have other plans and I really dont want to go alone. I did last year, but I dont have anything to ride and I think I would get pretty bored sitting around alone, while everyone is on the trail.