RDA Charity Ride

Here are some of the photos Dad took at this weekends RDA Charity Ride.

Picture of Bubba at Mt Murray

Rejie took this picture of Bubba and I on the last big Saturday ride we had off George. Bubba is going along well (Bar one small episode....oh well they all have to have at least one except maybe for the lovely Lola). I could not be happier with how she is progressing and we are so far still heading to the RDA and MS Ride. We have our first lesson booked for next weekend so I am looking forward to that. It is Bubbas first and will also be good for me who has not had a lesson for about 9 years. Aghh!! I can only imagine what bad habit's I have picked up in that time. Jan is going to have a lot of work whipping Bubba and I into shape.

Anyway a BIG thank you to all the girls who have been helping me get Bubba going (Rhonda, Loretta, RHONDA, Rejie, Trish - not so much in person due to those darn geographical issues but you are definitely my sounding board over the phone, did I mention Rhonda, and of course Lucy) and a extra big thank you to Mick and Lucy who have to truck the giant kling-on everywhere as she does not fit in any float Ive found to date and who have had her up on their property while we were fixing her manky feet (which now look beautiful thanks to the good Robertson soil and the Bradding they had yesterday).

To all of you, you have no idea how much your help means to me
Thank you Thank you Thank you.

Part 2 this weekend river training

Today was not as good weather wise as last weekend, however, Poppy, Colleen and I manage a nice ride this morning. Even Jack Thompson popped in for a little visit.

Naturally there was a cuppa and a chat at the end of it all.

Have also posted some more photos of the new addition to the family. At home with Miss Chanel

Hope you all have a good week. See what lovely riding country you are missing out on.. Best you soon make a weekend visit and be part of the river training ground.

Take care all.

Souther Wild Waler Woman

At home with Hayes & Friends

Hi to all on the blog.

Thought it was about time I did a little update on the southern happenings.

Firstly goot luck to Step and Tuck etall for the big week at Shazada.

Due to serious work committments my riding plan is a little behind time, however, I thought I would share some of the moments with you all.

My friend and southern riding partner Colleen and I went for a river training ride last weekend. Her girls and husband came down and we shared a cuppa after this nice ride.

Les did not use the zoom too much, but I was there. These photos show us at the start of our river training ground.....

How to stress Nugget out

Well yesterday Leah, Christine and I went for a little ride out the back, towards Jamberoo.
Lovely day, sunny, a bit blowy at times but all up a bonza day.
Riding thru farming paddocks we saw cows from time to time, reasonably close; Nugget has an irrational fear of cows; Why? Who knows- he just does not like them. (BIG SOOK!).
Anyway all is good until close to home, when low and behold, the dairy cows are heading for home down a fenced track about 2 car widths. Great, just great I think, even better, the cows are heading towards us!!!
Well one of the fences is electrified, so not too close, the other side is where the cows are walking. We had to ride up the middle, poor Nugget didn't know where to run or hide. Each time a cow would stop to look at him, he was like, 'oh no, those things are looking at me, need to hide quick, maybe I should run; they're still looking at me!!!!'. Then we had the drama of the cows on one side, a piece of dead tree on the other, which was gunna attack him first. So we finally get clear of the track and into the last paddock, where you guessed it, there are lots more cows, some were even lying down. Now these cows on the ground are an even scarrier horror, they get up! We had to ride thru them to reach the gate to freedom.
I am quite sure poor Nugs had thought he had died and gone to some horsey hell, All those mean cows surrounding him. He did survive in the end, not at all helped by me, who spent some time laughing at his expese.
Might make a campdrafter out of him, cows would be rounding him up instead! Could become a new sport!

Getting ready for Shahzada

Hi Everyone,
Well we are all getting ready for Shahzada. Steph has entered in the 120km trainer over 3 days. Tucker is getting his boots glued on Tuesday 12th & we leave for base camp the next day. She gets to ride for a few days before the camp closes down for the ride starting on Monday 17th. We are hoping to get some time to ourselves but we are part of the volunteers that look after the ride base so that may be wishfull thinking. I'm finishing off my third T.P.R. provisional ride & then I get to be a qualified T.P.R.
Cheers,
Lyn
PS when I get time I will post some photos I took of Steph getting slobbered on by some over friendly Arabs at a friends place.