Tuesday, 20 August 2013

Splish Splash

A colleague of mine from work brought her daughter for a spin on Nancy last week, she joined us on her mountain bike as we had a leisurely stroll through the woods in all our fly gear - thankfully we weren't harassed by flies...I have finally learnt the best routes to avoid them.
My colleague snapped the following shots of us on her phone, as there are so rarely any photos of me on horseback I had to share them.
Apologies for the state of me...I'm not usually camera friendly and was really hoping I wouldn't be in these shots!
Argh the state of me!

Water crossing at the start of our hack


 The rest of the photos taken on our way home @ the same water crossing


Kika bravely leading the way in, she is such a water horse - loves splashing about as much as I do! Match made in water-loving heaven we are!




If it wasn't for me looking like a sack, I like the horses in this one!



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18 comments:

  1. L.Williams20 August 2013 at 17:39

    How fun and nice of you!

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    1. Aoife21 August 2013 at 12:19

      Thanks L, it was good fun and nice to be able to help out a horsemad youngster like i used to be. :D

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  2. Hannah20 August 2013 at 17:47

    What a pretty place! I like how the horses are all geared-up to protect them from the bugs but you guys are riding with exposed arms...

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    1. Aoife21 August 2013 at 12:20

      Lol, never thought about that, but bare arms for us it's easy for us to swat away flies but horsies without rugs are more exposed and sensitive. The flies were so bad before we went on holidays that it used to drive them demented hacking.
      The rugs have been a godsend although i think thankfully the flies are disappearing ahead of colder weather returning - although i still want the sunshine to stay!

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  3. Lauren @ She Moved To Texas20 August 2013 at 22:02

    Fun! You have beautiful trails.

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    1. Aoife21 August 2013 at 12:21

      We are blessed with the forestry we can hack in and the yard I board at in general - they have me spoiled with the facilities available to us. I hope I never have to leave!

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  4. Karley20 August 2013 at 22:43

    I know I always comment on this but I love all of your fly gear!!

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    1. Aoife21 August 2013 at 12:21

      Thanks Karley, I'd be lost without it, so i love it too! :D

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  5. Kitty Kat21 August 2013 at 01:00

    What a good girl Nancy is. What a nice trail to hack, I wish we had some place like that near by.

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    1. Aoife21 August 2013 at 12:23

      Thanks KK, she was a doll. Had another good uni friend of mine who used to ride when she was younger out for a spin the day before and Nancy threw an almighty buck when a briar snagged in her tail, so I was very glad she didn't have any similar reactions when my colleague and her daughter were about!

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  6. KMequestrian21 August 2013 at 01:59

    What a gorgeous setting for those pictures!! Love all of the fly gear - they look like jousting horses!

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    1. Aoife21 August 2013 at 12:24

      Thanks K, I always think we must be an odd sight when we often meet people pic-nicking at that crossing - now I know exactly what we look like...you're right, I call them my knight horses when we are all kitted out! LOL!

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  7. Anonymous22 August 2013 at 21:51

    Wouldya go way, there's nothing wrong with the state of you!!
    Lovely photos, I love gettings pics of me & the horsies out an about too

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    1. Aoife12 September 2013 at 14:18

      Aw thanks hun, so rare to get pics of myself on horseback. As I've mentioned before there often isn't anyone around on the ground to snap us, :p

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  8. Anonymous7 September 2013 at 14:15

    Aaaah, you're just too cute! Thanks.
    Yeah, I know you couldn't follow because of some troubles I had with people who read my more personal blog which shouldn't have happen. But I deleted the most personal texts now and concentrate on photos and therefore you can follow me now, I've just changed it! :)

    And yes, of course I have an instagram account. You can find the link on the left-hand of my sidebar :)
    My name is: _jonadis_

    These photos are awesome! Seems to be a lot of fun. Oh, I wanna do this again with my horse! Swimming with horses is so much fun.

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  9. Equestrian Trend11 September 2013 at 11:34

    I'm really enjoying your blog! :)

    equestriantrend.blogspot.com

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  10. AlchemyEventing16 September 2013 at 22:12

    I really am jealous of all of your awesome trail riding areas... you get to go through the coolest scenery!

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  11. Semi Feral Equestrian29 September 2013 at 05:22

    I see a lot of people ride here in flymasks, but never full fly gear! Your bugs must be even worse than ours. I just stock up on a lot of fly spray. :)

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