Post by harveydales on May 28, 2015 5:21:18 GMT -1
It was my first ride in a fortnight as we've been away visiting my Dad. Harvey was clearly keen to be doing something again as he shot onto the trailer and off we went to Willingham Woods where we met up with Linda and Saturn for a lovely ride. We'd forgotten it is half term so the picnic area was heaving with parents and their kids and lots of dogs so the ponies got plenty of attention. Ben (my dog) enjoyed going round all the picnic tables in search of food!
Harvey having a picnic while we waited for Linda to arrive:
Harvey and Saturn having another picnic while their Mum's had a bite to eat:
Finally we set off:
Harvey was fascinated by the cows and calves the other side of the hedge!
It was a glorious 7 mile ride through various woods. The greens of the trees and foliage were stunning. We had one slight mishap when we went slightly wrong and ended up having to ride over a boggy area. Saturn is nervous of boggy land ever since he got stuck in a bog many years ago. He was so worried he trapped LInda's knee against a tree trying to keep to dry ground! Then Harvey, who was happily striding out ahead, had a shock when his back legs both slipped into a deep hole as some ground gave way! He didn't panic at all, just quietly pulled himself back out and carried on, completely oblivious to my panic! He wasn't hurt at all - thank goodness for our ruffty-tuffty Dales Ponies. A TB would not have got off so lightly.
Harvey having a picnic while we waited for Linda to arrive:
Harvey and Saturn having another picnic while their Mum's had a bite to eat:
Finally we set off:
Harvey was fascinated by the cows and calves the other side of the hedge!
It was a glorious 7 mile ride through various woods. The greens of the trees and foliage were stunning. We had one slight mishap when we went slightly wrong and ended up having to ride over a boggy area. Saturn is nervous of boggy land ever since he got stuck in a bog many years ago. He was so worried he trapped LInda's knee against a tree trying to keep to dry ground! Then Harvey, who was happily striding out ahead, had a shock when his back legs both slipped into a deep hole as some ground gave way! He didn't panic at all, just quietly pulled himself back out and carried on, completely oblivious to my panic! He wasn't hurt at all - thank goodness for our ruffty-tuffty Dales Ponies. A TB would not have got off so lightly.
