.... more Halloween fun

Lessons going great.  Lots of fun.  Even Sarah rode yesterday!!

SPOOKY lessons!

We kicked off our special Halloween lessons yesterday and it seems like everyone is having fun!  I know my two lesson riders are excited for their experience today!  Pictures in a jiffy, thanks to Krissy.

Nelly & Logan & Secretariat

As most of you know, we have a new horse at the barn -- Nelly is hard to miss!  She is a cross draft and paint and has the biggest head I have ever seen on a horse.  I have ridden her now twice including a trail ride yesterday.  She is a really fun horse and I know has already been ridden by quite a few of our students.

As I think I have mentioned earlier, we have swapped Buck and Logan across the fence for the winter.  Buck really deserves a break and Logan will benefit from regular work.  In fact Karrie rode him on our trail ride yesterday.  Yesterday morning Logan and a few of our horses were right up on the tree/fence line -- the girls and I assumed Buck was on the other side.  It was very cute.

Lastly, Chuck, the girls and I all went to see Secretariat last night.  It is a wonderful movie for families and horse lovers of all ages.  Even though you know how it ends, it is still suspense filled and thrilling.  A wonderful Disney movie.  I think that DVD is destined for the barn collection for rainy summer  days!  I think I can embed a link to the trailer here:

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/secretariat/?cmp=dmov_dpic_sec_psg_title_secretariat%20disney_Extl

Halloween Programming

As you may have noticed if you've been in the barn this week, Krissy LOVES Halloween.  The decorations are festive and have made the blah weather this week a little easier to take.  And I guess we did still need the rain.

The week before Halloween we are going to try something fun and different during regular lessons. 

First, any rider is welcome to wear a Halloween Costume to their lesson.

Second, rather than the regular riding program we are going to do a circuit of Halloween themed activites.  Think Horses bobbing for Apples (while being ridden).  And it wouldn't be Halloween without candy!

Trumbull Mountain Farm Hunter Pace

Could not have been a more beautiful day for the Hunter Pace.  All three of our teams (7 horses/riders total) had a wonderful day.   Hopefully, "Junie" didn't mess up her ankle seriously ...

Here is one picture that Chuck took on his cell phone.  And thanks to Lauren for all her help!



Junie, Karrie and Annie; Reno, Hunter and Bradley



Thanks, Liz!

Liz M. dropped off her pictures (or a select group of such) yesterday at the barn.  You can see the entire album now posted on Facebook.  She has a very high resolution camera which combined with the beauty of our horses and riders, makes for some phenomenal pictures.  Here are just a few:

The Birthday Boy with Vixen

<3 Bam

Blue Ribbon!

Happy Rider

The cast matches the fly bonnet

Is the smile for the ribbons or Robin Whitney's Candied Apples?