I always approach fall with mixed emotions. I love pulling out my sweaters and my favorite jackets. I love the crisp air and the change of colors. Football, pumpkins, Halloween, no bugs, chili, cider, candy corn...ahh, fall.
What makes me shiver in my boots is that fall means winter is close behind around here. Uck. The holiday's are great..Thanksgiving and Christmas and all they bring but then BAM! here stays old man Winter for four more freakin months. What a drag. That means ice storms, slush, grey skies, cold toes, runny noses and a woolly beast that used to be a horse.
We still ride in the winter come rain, sleet or snow. Our barn owner thinks we are nuts. We are very grateful for the indoor arena in those months even though going in circles makes us a bit crazy.
The first Annual GiddyUp Girls Roundup is in 16 days. Plans and organizing are already underway. It is going to be a great trip. The leaves should be changing by then. We were down there last year in the fall and it was quite spectacular.
Not much horse stuff to report other than that we ran the Cowboy Challenge on Saturday. Both or our horses did quite well. Doc did better than we could have hoped for and took it all in stride. Rio hesitated and tried her spin around techniques at least three times toward the woods. I just stuck with her and got her to move forward without too much of a fight. The rest of the way she took willingly. The gate proved to be a problem. I am still not quite sure why.
I'll post some pics I took when I get them loaded onto my computer.
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Oh a horse challenge sounds like fun!!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Yes you did see some scarlet and gray. I am from Ohio. Lived there most of my life. My kids get ragged on for being OSU fans. :) I go back to Ohio when I get the chance.
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