Sunday, 20-Sep
Today (at last!) was riding day. My mount was to be a black Irish Draught x named Voodoo. The weather was clear - though a bit windy along the shore. There are 5 of us on the ride, an endurance rider who has 11 horses at home in Northern Wisconsin, 2 ladies who lease lesson horses at home in Maryland and ride 3x a week, Lynn and myself.
The stable yard is charming, with some old stone buildings, big stalls, and 34 horses total. We mounted up in the arena, trotted around a bit and headed out. We only rode for about 2.5 hours today, along the beach where we galloped, up some winding lanes past the original land owners (now abandoned) manor house, through some dunes, and back. It was grand, and the horses were fabulous! Dinner in a few, but wanted to share some observatons.
1) The daughter of the owner is Neve, and she and I talked for most of the ride. She is hilarious, and we had quite the chat. Her opinion on Elizabeth I (that golden 'bitch'!) gives you a whole 'nother perspective of that era in history!
2) Voodoo and I started out a bit rough when his feet flew out from under him on a trot down the beach, he was on his knees, I gave him his head, he got up and we continued on. I think that sealed the deal for Neve that I really could ride haha!
3) Neve has a little Jack Russel mix that is the mayor of Dunfanaghy. He goes around the village visiting, and everyone knows him. He thinks he owns the village!
4) Tomorrow we ride for 5-6 hours, up Muckish Mountain. Will probably rain, but c'est la vie.
5) Cork lost to Kerry in the GAA All Irish Championships. Ah well..off to raise a glass to those gallant lads from Cork for giving it their all today :-)
Hopefully more to come tomorrow!!
p.s. for those who are fans...we've gotten to watch Strictly Come Dancing - the BBC equivalent of Dancing With the Stars...review to follow!
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