Post by spotti on Dec 21, 2009 17:50:49 GMT
...of our amazing 3 hour hack in the snow - it was awesome 
On saturday, me and my sister took Faith and George (a friends horse who Chloe is riding) out into the 'almost countryside' for a 3 hour walk and trot hack and it was wonderful!
We passed lorries, buses, busy traffic, crossed motorway bridges, wandered passed fields full of people making a racket with their guns (!!!), whistling farmers, tractors, fields of sheep, negotioated roundabouts and junctions and all sorts of potentially scary things and both the ponies were brilliant - didn't spook once! The only time they got a bit silly was on the way home when the whistling farmers were chasing sheep in our direction an the horses jogged a little, but other than that, they just plodded on and seemed to enjoy themselves
They didn't even bother about us frequently jumping on and off to get around large sheets of ice, or having to jump back on at the side of the road...those ponies are clever
Some of the views we saw of the snow-capped moors and lightly frosted trees were breath taking - I really wish I'd remembered my camera!!! Will try to remember it next time...just thought I'd share my excitement
On saturday, me and my sister took Faith and George (a friends horse who Chloe is riding) out into the 'almost countryside' for a 3 hour walk and trot hack and it was wonderful!
We passed lorries, buses, busy traffic, crossed motorway bridges, wandered passed fields full of people making a racket with their guns (!!!), whistling farmers, tractors, fields of sheep, negotioated roundabouts and junctions and all sorts of potentially scary things and both the ponies were brilliant - didn't spook once! The only time they got a bit silly was on the way home when the whistling farmers were chasing sheep in our direction an the horses jogged a little, but other than that, they just plodded on and seemed to enjoy themselves
They didn't even bother about us frequently jumping on and off to get around large sheets of ice, or having to jump back on at the side of the road...those ponies are clever Some of the views we saw of the snow-capped moors and lightly frosted trees were breath taking - I really wish I'd remembered my camera!!! Will try to remember it next time...just thought I'd share my excitement
