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Graham taking the lead |
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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!
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Did an organised fun ride 6th May - gosh these girls are
fit! |
Stony and Jayne spotted some riders in the distance.
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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. |
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Just like a western movie - galloping
into the sunset |
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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....
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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 |
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Just got back to the trailer. |
Tacking up last Sunday |
No good hiding behind Stony,
Jayne..... |
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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
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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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