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Post by racaille on May 30, 2013 6:35:43 GMT
YAY! I'm off with my mates for a two-day rando on Saturday. We will box the horses about an hour away - I always like new terrain and this is in a direction I have never ridden before  There are a couple of newbies joining our group and the horsey world is small: I am taking one of them and she now owns the Merens I used to ride a lot when he was young and at my first club. He had two problems: he often refused to canter, it was ruddy difficult to make him .... and he was terrified of noise and would shoot off - yes, then he would canter! Be interesting to see him now. Our rando includes the obligatory wine tasting  and we will stay the night at a gite equestre with the horses in small paddocks. We will sleep in a dormitory so it will be interesting to see who snores! Please don't let it be me!!!!!!  |
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Post by racaille on May 30, 2013 6:37:40 GMT
Oh and we will be doing six hours in the saddle on Saturday  four on Sunday. My saddle is wonderful but I'll be taking some seat savers that I have hanging around for the others ....  |
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Post by pboy on May 30, 2013 8:35:05 GMT
Wow, that sounds like bliss! I'm already fantasising about my short trip to Spain in two weeks...I'll probably only have time for two hacks but it will be amazing after all the arena time I do here. I'm very jealous of all your randonneur-ing!!
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Post by Blonde Donkey on May 30, 2013 9:23:59 GMT
Oh heaven. I can't wait to get the bug back in work so I can go hacking with friends though we aren't out for as long as you.
Is a rando like an endurance ride? Thats probably a silly question.
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Post by racaille on May 30, 2013 9:50:39 GMT
No, it's not a silly question BD. And no, it's not endurance, it's at a much slower pace. We will have some nice canters of course, but a lot of it will be at walk with some trotting and generally when we are going down mountains we get off and walk too as it's easier for the horses on the stones and rocks 9hence the need for my new sturdy-soled boots). Randos are convivial, we all chat etc depending on which horses like/dislike each other. I shall be putting a red ribbon on Paco as he is always annoyed by other horses stepping on his heels and you can never be sure if other riders respect the distance between horses as they should. There will be a stop for a picnic lunch and the weather forecast is good  |
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Post by fimacg on May 30, 2013 10:02:08 GMT
sounds wonderful, is the teenager coming with you too and which horse will she take?
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Post by haffyfan on May 30, 2013 12:31:11 GMT
Sounds fantastic, i think a rando group is a wonderful idea
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Post by brigadier on May 30, 2013 15:02:55 GMT
Have a good one, doing an endurance/pleasure ride on sunday loaning a friend's horse, seeing if I can be bitten by the bug again!
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Post by fleabitten on May 30, 2013 17:49:16 GMT
sounds absolutely brilliant rac! it just sounds like a big hacking club almost! have fun!
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Post by toomanyhorses on May 30, 2013 20:25:39 GMT
It sounds lie it will be great weekend. Hope you have lots of fun and no one gets to close to Paco.
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Post by zara on May 31, 2013 7:57:41 GMT
Sounds great, have fun and tell us all about it next week x
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Post by racaille on May 31, 2013 8:45:23 GMT
Teenager not coming: not her sort of thing and no horse ready. R isn't fit enough and Sam would not cope with the terrain. She has to stay here and look after the others anyway!
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Post by jangles on May 31, 2013 14:26:11 GMT
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and we will stay the night at a gite equestre with the horses in small paddocks. We will sleep in a dormitory so it will be interesting to see who snores! Please don't let it be me!!!!!! 
four on Sunday. My saddle is wonderful but I'll be taking some seat savers that I have hanging around for the others .... 
for so much hard work we thank ye!!
