Yesterday a friend joined me for a ride on the beach - the first I've enjoyed in a coon's age! Given Russell's stage of rehabilitation, it was out of necessity also the most sedate beach ride I've ever been on; no cantering or galloping allowed. Even so, it was
wonderful. The Oregon coast is one of my favorite places to be; to be there on the back of my horse with a good friend along for company made it perfect. We were even spared the ubiquitous ocean "breeze" - that's right; it wasn't windy!
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The tide was coming in, so the firmest footing was at - or
in - water's edge. Russell acted like he'd never seen waves before; it took persistent coaxing to get his feet wet. Once he did, though, he relaxed and splashed along.
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My friend rode Breezy, my son's pony, who is at least three hands shorter than Russell. Fortunately, Wanda is shorter than me and fit Breezy well.
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Wanda took the last two photos; I love them!
3 comments:
Your friend, has the eye for phots. Great time by the looks of it.
These are wonderful pictures. I would love to ride on the beach someday. It's a bucket list item, for sure. Glad Russell is proceeding well with his rehab.
Hmph, you might think it's fortunate that I'm shorter than you! I consider it to be vertically challenged at times. ;) lol
But, yes, Breezy & I were a good match for size. A good little pony! Though I'm appalled at how often we looked unbalanced.
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