Saturday, September 22, 2012

Saturday Ride

We had a couple things to do early at home, but rode later in the day out of Marriottsville and ran into two people on the trail at different places. We live in a crazy small world.

Glen:

Palomino Paint gelding named Casey 16

Casey is from Pimlico Race Track, a 'pony horse' and is pretty good on trails and he rides alone frequently. Boards on Driver Road, does not have a truck and trailer. Has been a LOMH member for several years. Most everything he knows about horses he's learned from Clinton Anderson and RFD-TV. He has an English saddle because it fits his horse.

Bernadette:

Gray Arabian Mare 21

She knew Diana, Richard, Nancy, Jane Huff, Maggie and several others. She used to board at Woodlands, but now also boards on Driver Road. Her husband pulled a bait-and-switch with the planned horse-life and now she rides alone and does not live on a farm. Sometimes you don't get exactly what you want, but you make do with what you have.

We hurried to Woodstock Inn for a very late lunch, getting there well after 3, and it started clouding up. We also traveled on a couple trails we haven't been on in several years, we didn't get lost. I swear I felt a drop or two, but did not announce it. We again snuck up on hikers out in the Park and while cutting through McKeldin there were several children that wanted to pet the horses. I can't say no, I know exactly how I felt when I was their age.

It started raining and we ducked into a Park shelter that KC was afraid of years ago. Here we are, standing inside with the rain hitting the roof. Down the hill came about a dozen riders on an organized trail ride from Misty Manor Farm. So many heels were not down, so I'm guessing there were not too many real riders among them.

We hurried back, running lots of the way back; after the initial rain at the shelter we did not get wet until we were untacked at the trailer.

We drove home in a misting rain, there was hardly any rain at home. Other locales got a soaking, but again we did not.

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