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SUN VALLEY RIDE ATTENDEDBY 15 RIDERS, PERFECT RIDE WITH LUNCH AFTERWARDS AT THE PONY CLUB GROUNDS

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Blue Mountains Trail Horse Riders Club RIDE REPORT – Sun Valley
Sunday, 22nd January 2017
Our first ride for the year and we had the largest group that I have seen for a couple of
years... Show more 8 years ago

RIDE REPORT – Sun Valley
Sunday, 22nd January 2017
Our first ride for the year and we had the largest group that I have seen for a couple of
years. We had old members, newer members, a visitor, young horses, new horses and
the well travelled, old faithful horses all riding together. Thanks to our Trail Boss Dee,
and willing helper Phil, everyone had a good and safe ride.
After Dee’s informative pre ride talk we all rode out the gates of the Pony Club grounds
and down the road with Kerry as lead rider. Some of the younger horses were already
anticipating a fun ride. It was a nice change for me not to be lead rider which gave me a
chance to meet and chat with members I hadn’t ridden with before.
We made our way down the track into the bush. Along the way we seemed to come
across a few more obstacles than usual but surprisingly all the horses coped really well.
As we approached the big hill which would lead us up to the lookout, Dee decided that
we would continue down along the creek for a while instead to try and help settle a
couple of the horses that were still a little “over keen”. That turned out to be a great
decision as by the time we got back to the base of the big hill, the large group had
divided into 2 with Phil heading the now slower group and those who wanted or needed
to let their horse have a nice canter up the hill without stirring or stressing the other
group. Well done guys!! Once we got to the “five Ways” everyone stopped for a break
and a bit of a chat. It was then decided that we would head back to the base as the
weather was starting to heat up and it was almost lunchtime anyway.
Amanda was riding her pretty but young, newly broken Standardbred Mare who was a
bit unsure of what was going on. She was being well behaved but she was forward, on
the bit and very alert on the trail out. By the time we had turned for home Amanda’s
pretty young mare was walking on a loose rein and looked like a horse that had been
ridden on trails for years.
The ride back to the Pony Club grounds was controlled, with still plenty of talk between
riders. Thanks to Phil, Dee, Dagmar, Leanne, Teresa, Kerry, Debbie, Glenda, Amanda,
Louise, Carly, Jo and Julie for making our first ride for the year so well attended and so
pleasurable.
Judy and Bella

Blue Mountains Trail Horse Riders Club

SUN VALLEY JANUARY 2017

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