The girls greet the horses, who know carrots are coming!
The girls start grooming their horses for a ride
The sweet Golden Carrot horses, most simply thrown away by former owners, show that even at their advanced ages, they are very useful, providing a wonderful experience for beginning riders...
Debbie.... mid-30s
Falcon.... early 30s
Peanut.... late 20s
Buck.... - late 20s and full of arthritis
After a bad horse experience many years ago, Lauren's fascination with horses brought her back - and I think Buck was the good-will ambassador for horses, judging by the picture below!
Prophet...late 20s, early 30s, and still going strong
Topper carries a bareback rider...in her late 20s-early 30s
and finally, the ever bellowing Jeepers - led by the patient Kathy..... Jeeps is only about 17, but with ringbone and a little overweight with lack of exercise, he needed this!
Falcon stands calmly while his rider "feels him up" - in an exercise to show a rider it's not necessary to curl up like a monkey!
Some of the girls have lunch on the rock formations;
and their moms snack while the girls rock-pick in the arena!
We had a little trouble with spacing at first .... I'm waiting for some other pics which were taken, and I hope they will include a shot of how well they spaced after only a few laps!
