In a continuing effort to get our lesson horses out of the indoor more as a special treat, Tall Trees Sassie was saddled up for a short trot down the road to view our neighborhood. Here is our wonderful Sassie (bred at Tall Trees Curlies) in a lesson, being ridden with a halter. The Curlies are really pretty tolerant and patient with their challenged and novice riders but they - like all of us- deserve a reprieve from the indoor and the therapy work. Sassie, poor thing, has not been down the road or on the trail in at least 3 years.. due to delivering and nursing first a curly filly and then a curly colt, then back to lessons.
As we trot past the Halloween presentation about a 1/2 mile down the road, Sassie veers off and thinks she wants to make friends with this ghoul.. silly girl-- very curious. She is loving her outing and wants to miss nothing !
We decide to take a short easy trail after passing the "mile marker" to give Sassie even more to experience and see. We pass by an old snowmobile cabin and enter the woods. There used to be a short loop trail in here which will be perfect for this "full figured" mare who is not in trail condition. 
As we follow what used to be the trail, we realize it has all grown in-- it's been awhile since we traveled this loop. We found some rather deep water which both horses navigated without reaction-- but had to head back out the way we came.. darn. Sassie had a lot of fun-- and we find that after a ride out, the girls are in a better frame of mind for their daily lesson work.Plus-- we feel refreshed as well ! Even when the ride is a short one.. it's a good one ~
Enjoy ~
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