[DDFN]

Ok so we had a last minute change of plans. We had paid to go riding at the Kentucky horse park for the benefit trail ride they do twice a year. Unfortunately this week before leaving one of my friends horse developed an abscess and had to have his shoes pulled. So we changed to a local ride on another one of her horses. The three of us had a blast and her other two horses are proving they are good trail horses too! Now that we know they can handle it we have our trail riding trio for future rides. My old guy has a heart murmur so I borrowed my friends old appy and he was amazing! Love a good steady eddy type of horse for trails now that I am a bit older. Here are some pics from our ride today. Sorry some are a but blurry just used our phones and not an actual camera. Enjoy and then share what you all have been up to lately!

Old geldings are the best!

My friend tried so hard to get us all in a selfie and we got a few.

I am cheesing it hard lol

I am always strict about heals down lol evidence documented for the barn kids lol

I love my endurance saddle! Simple wintec with a changeable system and wool flocked. I can't stand the cair system ones and I don't even know if they make this one any more but love it! It's the only saddle I like to ride in now.

 

[Cedarwinds Farm]

Looks like a great day! I love Appys. I've had a couple Appaloosa crosses and a POA. All lovely horses.
I delivered my boy goats to a friend's house today. They are supposed to help control weeds in a deer fence that a previous owner put up. I had never hauled 3 goats in my truck bed hauler before. It was a little hectic to get them all loaded without anyone escaping, but they were good once I got them all in. This is helpful to me, since I can hopefully use this time to get ahead on the fencing situation here!

 

[ksalvagno]

Nice!

 

[DDFN]

Looks like a great day! I love Appys. I've had a couple Appaloosa crosses and a POA. All lovely horses.
I delivered my boy goats to a friend's house today. They are supposed to help control weeds in a deer fence that a previous owner put up. I had never hauled 3 goats in my truck bed hauler before. It was a little hectic to get them all loaded without anyone escaping, but they were good once I got them all in. This is helpful to me, since I can hopefully use this time to get ahead on the fencing situation here!

He is the first appy I have ever ridden that was a good horse. All the ones I rode before had issues. When I was younger I watched one appy at a riding stable lay down while tied up and about choked themself. I had to run out and grab his owner that was loading another horse. Then rode another friends appy years later that was so hot you wouldn't believe he was a full appy but had papers.

But this guy is everything that I have always heard appys could be! Finally falling in love with the breed. I have American saddlebreds myself but he has me also liking appys now too lol.

Sounds like a success with the goats! Good luck on the fencing.

 

[DDFN]

Nice!

Thank you we had a blast. All three of us smiling ear to ear like kids lol. We plan to start riding weekly pending the weather.

 

[MellonFriend]

What fun! What a fun thing to look forward to doing every week. 😀 You are so lucky!

 

[DDFN]

What fun! What a fun thing to look forward to doing every week. 😀 You are so lucky!

Thank you I feel so blessed! I haven't trail ridden in a long time since my old boy is 25ish and has a heart murmur. My guy only gets walked around at home these days and my going filly is too full of it yet to trust on a trail ride. Truly blessed to have friends that like help riding their horses too! If it doesn't rain and storm Thursday we will do a short trail ride off her farm to some near by trails.

 

[Goatastic43]

That looks like a blast! Gorgeous horses!

 

[Jessica84]

That’s funny you say that about appys. My first horse was appy and was the result of my first broken arm lol my dad warned me and warned me but I just had to have one. But I am happy you have a good one and it sure looked like you had a great day!
I woke up early, loaded cows and sent them on their way to greener pasture. Took my son shopping for his 3 day FFA retreat. Was going to take him to lunch but he ran me down with the basket leaving target so I was done. Came home a cried about it for a bit then gathered and parted tomorrows load of cows. Just ate pizza for dinner and going to let that digest and crash

 

[KY Goat Girl]

Wow, I didn't know Appys were like that. Glad you had a fun day!
I finally was able to get some goat fencing plans semi-finalized and am hopefully going to get to start on them sometime on Monday. I also shot 2 skunks today. 😬 They have been living right behind our shops and have been venturing out onto the driveway and close to the house now so they needed to be gone before someone, like the kids or dogs, got sprayed. We just used the SSS method. 🤫

 

[Tanya]

No time for fun. Study study study. For both of us.

 

[Cedarwinds Farm]

No time for fun. Study study study. For both of us. View attachment 231110

What are you studying?

 

[Tanya]

Me is studying Accountancy and Chevani Afrikaans.

 

[Tanya]

Taking a break

 

[DDFN]

That looks like a blast! Gorgeous horses!

Thank you! It was and they have a great group of horses too!

 

[DDFN]

That’s funny you say that about appys. My first horse was appy and was the result of my first broken arm lol my dad warned me and warned me but I just had to have one. But I am happy you have a good one and it sure looked like you had a great day!
I woke up early, loaded cows and sent them on their way to greener pasture. Took my son shopping for his 3 day FFA retreat. Was going to take him to lunch but he ran me down with the basket leaving target so I was done. Came home a cried about it for a bit then gathered and parted tomorrows load of cows. Just ate pizza for dinner and going to let that digest and crash

Until Andy I have had those types of impressions about appys. Sorry it was your first broken arm. Pizza sounds good! We did duck tacos and rice last night.

 

[DDFN]

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Taking a break

That's how I feel some times! We all need breaks!

 

[Tanya]

That's how I feel some times! We all need breaks!

I hear you.

 

[toth boer goats]

 

[Moers kiko boars]

Lol lol Appys are athletes! They arent good for trail horses, they love pole bending, calf ropeing, hunting,and barrels. They are full of energy, and make great horses. Thorobreds are great raceing, dressage, and hunter/jumpers. Quarterhorses make great all round workers,and trail ponies. So do mustangs. You just gotta find the one that fits your needs. Not the look, like so many people choose from. Lol Been around horses all my life. Just a native thang.
Still waiting on the wonderful jerk of a repairman to grace us with his presence to our house🤬. Guess we need to call a different one. 🤷‍♀️