Marehaven Farm
Longmont, CO
Are they twins?
August 26 / 2007 08:16 PM Filed in: Trail Riding
On Saturday my friend
Jane and I rode at Sawhill/Walden Ponds east of
Boulder. She rode Belle and I rode Ivy. This was the
first time I'd been out with two Fjords at the same
time, since I usually ride Kelton when I ride with
Jane. It was funny how many people asked us if the
horses were twins! I really wish we could've gotten
someone to take a photo of us together. That would've
been cute.
The trails are flat and wind around a series of ponds, with lots of trees for shade. We rode for about two hours but with the various loops you could make a longer ride.
At one point we stopped to use the restroom and when we went to mount again, Jane wanted to find something to stand on. So she positioned Belle next to a park bench and then turned to me and said "If I can't get on Belle from here, then I've got real problems!" (Belle is 14h). Then Jane proceeded to slip off of the bench! Somehow her left foot just slid off the edge and she ended up sitting on the bench, unhurt but practically doubled over in laughter. I laughed so hard I nearly had to pee again.
So then I positioned Ivy next to the same bench and said the same thing, that I better not have any trouble getting on her from there, but then I very nearly threw myself over the other side. It took a fair amount of effort not to just fall off. I guess I misjudged how much energy it would take to get on a 14h horse from a park bench!
When necessary, we can each mount the Fjords without anything to stand on, but it's nice when you don't have to put all that weight into one of the stirrups.
I added a photo of me on Ivy to her photos page.
The trails are flat and wind around a series of ponds, with lots of trees for shade. We rode for about two hours but with the various loops you could make a longer ride.
At one point we stopped to use the restroom and when we went to mount again, Jane wanted to find something to stand on. So she positioned Belle next to a park bench and then turned to me and said "If I can't get on Belle from here, then I've got real problems!" (Belle is 14h). Then Jane proceeded to slip off of the bench! Somehow her left foot just slid off the edge and she ended up sitting on the bench, unhurt but practically doubled over in laughter. I laughed so hard I nearly had to pee again.
So then I positioned Ivy next to the same bench and said the same thing, that I better not have any trouble getting on her from there, but then I very nearly threw myself over the other side. It took a fair amount of effort not to just fall off. I guess I misjudged how much energy it would take to get on a 14h horse from a park bench!
When necessary, we can each mount the Fjords without anything to stand on, but it's nice when you don't have to put all that weight into one of the stirrups.
I added a photo of me on Ivy to her photos page.
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