Marehaven Farm
Longmont, CO
Kelton's first trail ride in who knows how long
July 16 / 2007 12:52 PM Filed in: Kelton
I just got back from
taking Kelton to the ponds behind my house. I can
ride out from the farm, across a cow pasture and over
a railroad track, and then hook up with the wide,
flat trails that go around the ponds. There are
several miles of trails, but we did a loop that was
about a mile long considering this was Kelton's first
trail ride in who knows how long, and I'm still
worried about reactivating her old injury.
When I first test rode Kelton years ago, I took her on a trail ride around the owner's property and she was great for that. But I've only ridden her on a trail once since then, until today. She was awesome! She looked at everything, and stopped once or twice to check things out, but she didn't spook at anything and marched forward down the trail. Someone else was riding Belle and Belle had a hard time keeping up with Kelton's big walk!
I'm thrilled that I can do this kind of riding with Kelton because I think it's good for her, mentally and physically, to be able to get out of the arena on occasion. But I'll probably stick only to flat trails, just to be on the safe side. She's so fun to work with in the arena that I don't want to risk having her get sore again.
When I first test rode Kelton years ago, I took her on a trail ride around the owner's property and she was great for that. But I've only ridden her on a trail once since then, until today. She was awesome! She looked at everything, and stopped once or twice to check things out, but she didn't spook at anything and marched forward down the trail. Someone else was riding Belle and Belle had a hard time keeping up with Kelton's big walk!
I'm thrilled that I can do this kind of riding with Kelton because I think it's good for her, mentally and physically, to be able to get out of the arena on occasion. But I'll probably stick only to flat trails, just to be on the safe side. She's so fun to work with in the arena that I don't want to risk having her get sore again.
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