We've had an interesting couple days here at Hoofbeat! We spent a lot of yesterday adjusting for the weather (see post below) so we were happy to not have any rain this morning. We rode for a shortened amount of time in our indoor arena since the outdoor rings were still quite muddy and slippery, and did the rest of our morning skills as usual.
In the afternoon, we got cabins cleaned up in anticipation of going home tomorrow, and then engaged in some "Cabin Wars"! Each cabin worked together to complete a scavenger hunt, a mounted obstacle course, a bridle race, and a puzzle challenge. We are wrapping the "wars" up now, so we'll know soon who the winner is!
The day was warm and turned sunny and breezy, which helped our arenas dry. As of this moment, we are hoping that we will still be able to hold our riding demonstrations tomorrow. If current conditions hold, we WILL be able to have demonstrations as scheduled. However, if we get any additional rain tonight, our saturated riding rings will probably give up the ghost and we will be forced to cancel demos for the safety of riders and horses. Currently the forecast is calling for rain but the radar is clear so unfortunately we're in a tough spot as far as predicting overnight conditions, and we apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
Here are some pictures from today. To see a larger view, just click on the image.
Finding just the right bead during arts and crafts.
Hanging out in Lower Longbranch.
Riding Winston in the indoor arena.
Completing a trotting exercise with Zeke.
Artsy photograph of Grace W which may or may not have been taken by accident. :)
Putting away a Western saddle.
RITs entertaining themselves by playing Quidditch in the barn aisle.
Riding Tinkerbell and Zippy in the indoor.
Trucking up the hill to the barn.
Teko waiting patiently at the fence for lunch.
Leah reaches the top of the hill and is ready to ride!
In the barn lounge waiting for horse assignments.
Getting ready to learn some Horse Science!
Zoe enjoying the shade of a tree.
Coming back from feeding the horses lunch.
Giving Bucky a flake of hay.
Fiona getting adjusted at the beginning of her riding lesson.
Olivia and her best buddy Lightning.
Requisite cat picture.
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