The Little Brat and I joined our local 4-H Horse Club on a trail ride at Lake Anna this weekend. I rode my handsome Woodie and the Little Brat tagged along on ole' Bo...a more adorable duo you never saw! Here I am 'ponying' her along behind me....she's got good control and all, but neither the experience nor the strength to handle the big Bo on her own, so the lead was added security...
We rode for about an hour, until we came upon the lake...it was a hum-dinger of a day, for sure! The Lord of the skies was on our side! It was so lovely out, we decided to strip down and take a dip!
Woodie wasn't quite sure about it, but in the end, he agreed....a cool dip was just what we needed! He liked it so much, we went a little deeper! Before we knew it we were up to our necks paddling around with the fishies....Lordsy Mercy was that a thrill! Note I failed to bring a swim suit like the smarter people in our group...oh well, wet is wet!
Even Bo was up for a cool dip in the Lake with the Little Brat and I...
Which caused the Little Brat to want to try it on her own....and Bo complied, as usual....
So after a good load of wet and wild pony riding in the lake, we geared back up and headed back to the trailers...and although Woodie handled himself well on his very first trail ride away from home, I did catch him making googly eyes quite often at the fancy little Morgan mare in front of us....just look at those ears, all perked up and twitterpated-like....what a silly boy!
All in all we spent 4 hours riding and swimming, and can't wait to do it again! I was a touch concerned it might have been a bit of a long haul for the Little Brat, but she's hooked! We're gonna have to take her big sister on our next excursion!
Happy Trails,
Leah
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Swimming with the "ponies" was always a favorite summer pass time for us when we were kids! I just love the way LB's feet curl right into Bo in the swimming picture!! :) Glad you guys had fun!
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