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Graham had his first ride for years today.  Stony and Heidi have had the summer off and it was their first ride since June.  Both horses behaved impeccably, kept it at a walk and trot as none of us were fit.

Graham had only ridden a couple of times before pony trekking and a couple of times on Chianti, and he did absolutely brilliant!  Wish I'd been that confident with that limited amount of experience.

Graham taking the lead

 

 

 

 

Pics will be added to this page as we go out and ride in different areas.

Bev and myself went out with Stony and Heidi last year.  We got a bit lost, well, not really true, we could see where we should have been but couldn't get there due to padlocked gates on the hill.

We ended up having a 4 hour ride, I left Bev with the 2 horses while I went ahead a few yards to see if it was boggy.  It wasn't.  Then Stony obliged by finding a peat bog - up to her belly in peat bog!!  Didn't panic, Bev didn't panic, just got themselves out of it.

Had to go back much the same way but not before we had a breathtaking view of the Beacons and were almost as high as the highest peak.  It was awesome, the horses were awesome too! 

They coped with bogs, ditches, very rough ground, walking up a road which was large stones and more like a stream with all the rain we'd had, very steep ascent and descents - one point we were leading down as it was so steep and slippery I was virtually going down on my bum leading Heidi, who thought "that's a good idea" and locked all 4 feet and went into a bambi-on-ice type slide, on her bum straight towards me and slid for about 15 feet.  Was she trying to break the longest reining horse slide record??  Would have, but Heidi, you're not supposed to slide with all 4 feet!!

She came to a stop with such a look on her face - "what now?"   "Follow Bev and Stony - to the right".

Phew!!  Made it back to the track and even had enough energy to move a cow about on the way back!

 

Did an organised fun ride 6th May - gosh these girls are fit!

Stony and Jayne spotted some riders in the distance.

 

A rare one of me and Heidi - Jayne grabbed the camera

Couple of weeks ago along some forestry tracks about 10 minutes up the road.

On the Mountain Centre recently...

Jayne and Stony Bars

At the highest point after a bit of a gallop up the slope.

A rare picture of me (hate having picture taken) with Penyfan, the highest peak in South Wales in the background.

We have a common just a mile away from home and it's fantastic!  Bev and Stony.

These horses had never been here before and just loved it.

Out again the following day with Jayne this time.  Quite an "Arty" picture really, facing the sun!

Jayne and Stony

Stony always manages to have her tongue sticking out for pics.

View of the opposite valley from the back of Heidi.  Gosh we like our riding country.

Bit of a canter
Heidi

Just like a western movie - galloping into the sunset

These are superb trail horses - we crossed rivers, past JCBs logging, stepping over and around fallen trees in our path, through a puddle on the track which turned out to be up to their bellies!  We were almost swimming!  Corrugated sheets flapping and banging in the fence, silage bags flapping on fences, sheep darting out from behind gorse bushes, people parked on the common thinking it funny to blow their horns - these two mares are just faultless.

Jayne and I had a bit of a gallop up to the point below...I said "I'll go in front and we'll see how we get on" 

Heidi and I were going at a pretty fast gallop when I slowed a fraction and looked to see if Jayne was behind me....she was calling out "coming up on the right" and went past me like a tornado jet!!  She flew past and up to the top and literally left us standing!  They absolutely loved it and so did we!

We had the most fantastic medium canter along a straight bit of common on the way back and it was just amazing, cantering side by side, in control (for once!!!) balanced and rhythmic for about a mile.  Great, great horses....

The above pics were taken recently on a ride we found just 10 minutes away.  We went along forest tracks and climbed up pretty high with spectacular views.  We think we saw a panther too - both saw it about 100 yards in front and agreed it was too big and too black!!! to be a fox!  Gulp!

We had to then ride past the point it went into the forest....we knew our horses were fast but what if we fell off and we got eaten!??!  Well, we didn't and we didn't see it again.  Typical that I had my camera too and never occurred to me to take a pic!

Bev with Stony just as we were setting off

The mist came down which was a shame as we were hoping to get some amazing pics with the views

Just got back to the trailer.

Tacking up last Sunday

No good hiding behind Stony, Jayne.....

  Reins too long - as usual

First breather before the big climb

Heidi spotted a cow!

Penyfan in the background - Heidi's ears in the foreground

Stony

 

7 year old Megan and Heidi

Four hours later and back at the trailer

Satin riding English with me about 13 years ago

 

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