Marehaven Farm
Longmont, CO
First solo trail ride on Belle also went great
October 21 / 2007 12:22 PM Filed in: Belle | Trail Riding
Yesterday I wanted to
test out a new demo saddle (a Treefree), but I didn't feel like riding
in the arena, so I figured I'd see how far Belle
was willing to go away from the farm before she
got worried about the other horses. At home she's
always aware of where the others are, and if I
haul a horse away in the trailer she's the only
one that will trot down the fence line and call to
the horse. So I thought we might not get very far,
but she just motored on down the driveway and then
across my south neighbor's property without so
much as an ear cocked backwards at the farm.
So I figured I might as well try going over to the ponds. I had to cut through a cow pasture, getting off and on twice to open gates, and Belle stood still for me to get back on. She was totally unconcerned about leaving the other horses, which really surprised me. We had a nice ride around the ponds and even did a fair amount of trotting, which felt great. And I love the saddle!
As long as the gates are closed, it'll be much easier to ride Belle off the farm than Kelton, given that Kelton is two hands taller, so I'm just delighted at how well Belle did. She's just an all around super trail pony!
So I figured I might as well try going over to the ponds. I had to cut through a cow pasture, getting off and on twice to open gates, and Belle stood still for me to get back on. She was totally unconcerned about leaving the other horses, which really surprised me. We had a nice ride around the ponds and even did a fair amount of trotting, which felt great. And I love the saddle!
As long as the gates are closed, it'll be much easier to ride Belle off the farm than Kelton, given that Kelton is two hands taller, so I'm just delighted at how well Belle did. She's just an all around super trail pony!
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