Took Gracie on this weekends ride

DDD · 05-26-2008, 06:41 AM

I am so stupid for not taking her sooner.
I have not ridden much in the past 2 years but with this girl I will be doing ALOT of riding.
My hip starts to hurt on our quarter horses but not on my Gracie. She is perfect!!
Did well in everything I asked of her.
Here are acouple of pics from the weekend.
It was a free ride (not organized) but it appears everyone with a horse and a 50 mile radius was down in our local park. Must have been over 100 trailers there.

This is our campsite...........

And just a portion of the trailers/campers that were there.

And one pic of the trails. They are all like this which winds around the woods and the river (Rush River) and only 17 miles from the house.

Carri · 05-26-2008, 06:51 AM

That looks like a gorgeous place to ride- I bet you had a great time!

jcarnahan · 05-26-2008, 06:53 AM

What a cool thing to have so many horse people around, and to have those beautiful trails too! Great pics.

ahlihaff · 05-26-2008, 08:43 AM

Looks like a wonderful place to ride. You and Gracie look great.

BklynCwgrl · 05-26-2008, 08:46 AM

Peg...from whom did you get Gracie?

How long...time/miles...do you ride at that place?

paso_lover · 05-26-2008, 08:48 AM

I am soooo jealouse

**gbarmranch** · 05-26-2008, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by paso_lover

I am soooo jealouse

Me too - what a beautiful trail - and your horses are gorgeous.. Glad you had such a great time..

BarnBum · 05-26-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by paso_lover

I am soooo jealouse

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Originally Posted by gbarmranch

Me too - what a beautiful trail - and your horses are gorgeous.. Glad you had such a great time..

Beautiful !!

DDD · 05-27-2008, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BklynCwgrl

Peg...from whom did you get Gracie?

How long...time/miles...do you ride at that place?

We aquired Gracie last summer and put her in the pasture......... (stupid)
Decided that I would try her since I hurt so much riding the quarter horses.
I fell in love after the first 15 minutes in the woods

We got her from a friend of ours that needed to "unload" her, so we bought her from him. He was in financial trouble.
We rode for about a grand total of 5 hours, just Saturday only. We would go out ride for afew hours and come back to camp. Snack, have a beer or two and go out again.
Don't know how many miles that is..... probably not much, a max of maybe 5-6???
The wierd part is that Ken asked me to get on Mr. Hothead - (Jack) which I did. It felt like I was riding a pencil

Saelym · 05-27-2008, 03:57 PM

I'm glad you had a good time! It looks like a very nice area.

BklynCwgrl · 05-27-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DDD

We aquired Gracie last summer and put her in the pasture......... (stupid)
Decided that I would try her since I hurt so much riding the quarter horses.
I fell in love after the first 15 minutes in the woods

We got her from a friend of ours that needed to "unload" her, so we bought her from him. He was in financial trouble.
We rode for about a grand total of 5 hours, just Saturday only. We would go out ride for afew hours and come back to camp. Snack, have a beer or two and go out again.
Don't know how many miles that is..... probably not much, a max of maybe 5-6???
The wierd part is that Ken asked me to get on Mr. Hothead - (Jack) which I did. It felt like I was riding a pencil

I was just wondering if you got her from anyone from our past.

Now you're ready to ride Big Nick!!!

tuffsmom · 05-27-2008, 04:38 PM

Looks like a great place to ride.

BklynCwgrl · 05-27-2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tuffsmom

Looks like a great place to ride.

LOL Tuffsmom....our avitar pictures are just alike!

Horsemom2 · 05-27-2008, 09:04 PM

Sounds like you had a great time. What kind of horse is Grace?

thumpersgirl · 05-27-2008, 09:21 PM

Sounds like you had a lot of fun! That's a whole lot of people camping there, wow.

DDD · 05-28-2008, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Horsemom2

Sounds like you had a great time. What kind of horse is Grace?

Crossed quarter/percheron and what a smooth uneventful ride she is. Just what I need for my aching aging years coming up.

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05-26-2008, 06:41 AM
DDD Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes Posts: 840	Took Gracie on this weekends ride I am so stupid for not taking her sooner. I have not ridden much in the past 2 years but with this girl I will be doing ALOT of riding. My hip starts to hurt on our quarter horses but not on my Gracie. She is perfect!! Did well in everything I asked of her. Here are acouple of pics from the weekend. It was a free ride (not organized) but it appears everyone with a horse and a 50 mile radius was down in our local park. Must have been over 100 trailers there. This is our campsite........... And just a portion of the trailers/campers that were there. And one pic of the trails. They are all like this which winds around the woods and the river (Rush River) and only 17 miles from the house. __________________ Come visit me at www.tripledstable.com http://www.neigh.com/PeggyD Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down & beat you with experience.

05-26-2008, 06:51 AM
Carri Bombproof Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia Posts: 10,086	That looks like a gorgeous place to ride- I bet you had a great time! __________________

05-26-2008, 06:53 AM
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05-26-2008, 08:43 AM
ahlihaff Greenbroke Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Western MA Posts: 3,635	Looks like a wonderful place to ride. You and Gracie look great.

05-26-2008, 08:48 AM
paso_lover Seasoned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sudbury Ontario Canada Posts: 4,558	I am soooo jealouse __________________ "I wish I was half the rider she thinks she is" \"Some people feel compelled to cut off the heads of others in order to make themselves appear taller\" ---Paramahansa Yoginanda

05-27-2008, 03:57 PM
Saelym Started Join Date: May 2007 Location: Courtenay, B.C. Posts: 2,208	I'm glad you had a good time! It looks like a very nice area. __________________ Forever in my heart. Miss Achievement-- May 10th, 1993 - November 7th, 2008.

05-27-2008, 04:38 PM
tuffsmom Seasoned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 4,072	Looks like a great place to ride. __________________

05-27-2008, 09:04 PM
Horsemom2 Weanling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 438	Sounds like you had a great time. What kind of horse is Grace?

05-27-2008, 09:21 PM
thumpersgirl Greenbroke Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,387	Sounds like you had a lot of fun! That's a whole lot of people camping there, wow. __________________ Some people are like Slinkies; they're good for nothing, but make you smile when you push them down a long flight of stairs.