Fun Stuff
We spent last Saturday (in the rain) with our new friends from the Wayne County Saddle Club in Wooster. They have a variety of events at their location The Hollow, throughout the year. Its a nice set-up with trails, an outdoor arena and food facilities. They were holding their first ever, "Not-so Extreme Cowboy Race". They had a series of obstacles set up on the grounds and then part of the race was run through the woods-through the creek, over a log, and down a big muddy hill! They had judges stationed at each obstacle (including the big muddy hill!)
It was really fun in spite of the rain drenching us at times. We had 11 riders compete. Rio and I came in 6th. Not too bad considering the conditions and Rio being a little less cooperative than usual.
New Horses
Brenda has sold Dancer to a good friend of ours. Those of you that know Brenda, know that she has been struggling with the idea of selling him for a while now. Dancer was Brenda's first horse and was perfect for a first horse and for building Brenda's confidence as a horse owner/rider. She is really ready for a new challenge and is looking for a horse that is more versatile--great on the trails but can be shown some too.
Her first try was a Paint mare named Raven. She brought her home a couple of weeks ago on a vet check contingency. It turns out that there were some issues with her hooves and some other confirmation concerns. Brenda ended up taking her back on Saturday.
Second try is a gelding tentatively named "Doc". He is a seven year old, Quarter Horse with good cutting horse bloodlines. She went and rode him on Sunday. He is quiet and seems very willing and nice. Vet check was decent. She now has him at our barn on "trial" until Monday. His feet need some work, so our farrier is going to assess him on Monday and provide an opinion on how much work might be needed and identify any potential issues. Brenda also wants to trail ride him a bit and further assess his temperament.
Brenda has promised to write an article on her site detailing her horse buying experiences. This will be valuable for anyone looking for their first (or second, or third...) horse. She created a buyers checklist that should be very helpful to anyone in the market for a horse.