Marehaven Farm
Longmont, CO
Nice local trail
August 19 / 2007 01:10 PM Filed in: Trail Riding
This morning my friend
Jane and I explored a new trail (to us). Another
friend had told me that the trail looked kind of
boring, but I thought it was pretty nice. It's called
the Niwot Trail, and it's just a few miles south of
where I live in Longmont.
Jane rode Belle and I rode Kelton because I thought it would be a good one for her (not too hilly or rocky).
The trail is wide and follows gently rolling hills, with a few bridge crossings and a few shady spots. We only explored probably about half of what's there. The end loop winds around a subdivision with big fancy homes, so that gave Kelton some things to look at. And that's pretty much all she ever seems to do. She'll raise her head and perk her ears and really look, but she doesn't spook or spin or try to run or anything like that. At least she hasn't done anything like that so far! When Kelton's ears prick up and she starts to look, Belle will also start looking around, as if to ask "what is it? what are we worried about?" But Belle never seems to actually locate the object of concern, since it's not an object of concern to her! She does still cock her head at ditch pipes, however!
The thing that bothered Kelton the most was when we came around the subdivision and saw some kids playing volleyball in their back yard. There were several balls in play, going up and down constantly, and Kelton wasn't entirely sure what kind of horse-eating monster that might be. So she had to keep her head and ears up and her eyes on the balls until we passed them. I wonder what the heck she was thinking that might be?! After we passed that, Kelton went back to walking on a loose rein.
I added a photo of today's ride to Kelton's photos page. The photo was taken on the top loop of the ride, which looks kind of barren except for the beautiful mountain range in the background. Further down the trail is more green and has trees. I look forward to doing it again!
Jane rode Belle and I rode Kelton because I thought it would be a good one for her (not too hilly or rocky).
The trail is wide and follows gently rolling hills, with a few bridge crossings and a few shady spots. We only explored probably about half of what's there. The end loop winds around a subdivision with big fancy homes, so that gave Kelton some things to look at. And that's pretty much all she ever seems to do. She'll raise her head and perk her ears and really look, but she doesn't spook or spin or try to run or anything like that. At least she hasn't done anything like that so far! When Kelton's ears prick up and she starts to look, Belle will also start looking around, as if to ask "what is it? what are we worried about?" But Belle never seems to actually locate the object of concern, since it's not an object of concern to her! She does still cock her head at ditch pipes, however!
The thing that bothered Kelton the most was when we came around the subdivision and saw some kids playing volleyball in their back yard. There were several balls in play, going up and down constantly, and Kelton wasn't entirely sure what kind of horse-eating monster that might be. So she had to keep her head and ears up and her eyes on the balls until we passed them. I wonder what the heck she was thinking that might be?! After we passed that, Kelton went back to walking on a loose rein.
I added a photo of today's ride to Kelton's photos page. The photo was taken on the top loop of the ride, which looks kind of barren except for the beautiful mountain range in the background. Further down the trail is more green and has trees. I look forward to doing it again!
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