tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post7047568004642543496..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: Elkridge Harford Hunter Trials!emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32404556234054483912018-10-09T21:04:35.516-07:002018-10-09T21:04:35.516-07:00so so so fun - i'm sure they've got at lea...so so so fun - i'm sure they've got at least something sorta similar up in your new area too!!! time to check out all the local hunts!!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-86945054737914850392018-10-09T21:04:05.622-07:002018-10-09T21:04:05.622-07:00omg definitely worth the wait!!! :Domg definitely worth the wait!!! :Demmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17007052154221172052018-10-09T21:03:52.721-07:002018-10-09T21:03:52.721-07:00it's definitely an event that seems to be host...it's definitely an event that seems to be hosted mostly by hunt clubs - so maybe if there are any hunts local to you, there might be something sorta similar?emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67916299518017021512018-10-09T15:52:10.511-07:002018-10-09T15:52:10.511-07:00Wow. That looks like a lot of fun. I want to do on...Wow. That looks like a lot of fun. I want to do one of those.Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-72629930852464032662018-10-09T13:04:11.744-07:002018-10-09T13:04:11.744-07:00Sounds like it was worth the wait! Looks like a to...Sounds like it was worth the wait! Looks like a total blast.Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73296215706518601482018-10-09T09:21:26.742-07:002018-10-09T09:21:26.742-07:00Looks like fun! I don't think there's anyt...Looks like fun! I don't think there's anything quite like that around here :(Rocking E Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196564322911201897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37625732888856972018-10-09T09:02:27.649-07:002018-10-09T09:02:27.649-07:00so fun omg!! and yea this is very similar in idea ...so fun omg!! and yea this is very similar in idea to a hunter pace, except it's a shorter course (about your standard BN course length, i think) expected to run at speed for the full length, tho it's not timed. and while we just did the team and pairs classes, there are also individual classes like adult hunter, green hunter, novice hunter, and open hunter, and the classes are judged on style and form rather than "but did you die?" lol.... so fun tho, and yea charlie ate it up like candy!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32819410433770414532018-10-09T08:51:58.710-07:002018-10-09T08:51:58.710-07:00OMG this is SO much fun! You do ALL the fun things...OMG this is SO much fun! You do ALL the fun things! I did a lot of hunter pacing as a kid, and LOVED it. This reminds me of that, and I think it's essentially the same, but our hunter paces were an hour or so long... So fun, and so great that Charlie is so cool with it!nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08290914277204973015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-34108042134011115022018-10-09T07:07:22.054-07:002018-10-09T07:07:22.054-07:00oh man, thanksgiving is one of my favorite holiday...oh man, thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays regardless of country haha! and yea it was a ton of fun. and the whole "going fats in a big field with jumps" thing just gets more and more fun the more used to it you get ;)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10883671980008413132018-10-09T07:06:34.403-07:002018-10-09T07:06:34.403-07:00yea it was definitely very similar to a hunter pac...yea it was definitely very similar to a hunter pace - just a much shorter course (about 5min in all) so it was easy to do a couple roundsemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91889704038467938122018-10-09T07:06:10.194-07:002018-10-09T07:06:10.194-07:00we are so freakin lucky in our area to have no sho...we are so freakin lucky in our area to have no shortage of fun, local and inexpensive stuff to do with the ponies! definitely makes it easy to take advantage!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-74367003380125160472018-10-09T06:36:39.216-07:002018-10-09T06:36:39.216-07:00Looks fun!!! (well, looking at the pics, it looks ...Looks fun!!! (well, looking at the pics, it looks like you had fun, I'm here thinking omg they are going fast in a big field with big jumps omgomg). hahaha. Thanks for the shoutout to Cdn thanksgiving! I was blissfully stuffing myself with turkey all weekend! :-)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940386405998853917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-10634207655219534592018-10-09T06:02:32.127-07:002018-10-09T06:02:32.127-07:00How cool! I've done hunter paces before, but ...How cool! I've done hunter paces before, but that looks even better with all of the different jump options. Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066327510880156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-52064951439395849962018-10-08T17:27:34.506-07:002018-10-08T17:27:34.506-07:00That sounds like such a fun day out! You guys real...That sounds like such a fun day out! You guys really seem to get so many cool opportunities for fun stuff. Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03450707029569925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-5265130433301168522018-10-08T16:34:15.150-07:002018-10-08T16:34:15.150-07:00lol yea i mean, that's totally fair - there we...lol yea i mean, that's totally fair - there were plenty of horses who were kinda losing their shit out there haha! i think the key is starting small if you think your horse would maybe melt down a little bit. like charlie has been trail riding with 1 or more horses for a couple years now, including the occasional sprint up a hill or across a field in company. then we've gone on some longer hunter paces that have included plenty of cantering through open spaces in a group, and even some jumping abreast in our last hunter pace in early september. so he's had plenty of practice in lower key settings leading up to what basically amounted to running a shorter xc course in pairs/teams. it worked out too!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-73787431590681816652018-10-08T16:27:42.171-07:002018-10-08T16:27:42.171-07:00I love the idea of a hunter pace and then always c...I love the idea of a hunter pace and then always chicken out about the riding in pairs/teams part! I'm like "omg so much could go wrong" but.... it still does seem awesome.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834098473974912416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-38717105895601290022018-10-08T14:56:58.516-07:002018-10-08T14:56:58.516-07:00omgosh they are the most fun! i'd never heard ...omgosh they are the most fun! i'd never heard of them before either until i just sorta randomly showed up at one back in 2014. ever since i've been dying to go back, but there's always been something stopping us - like maybe a more formal event, or an injury, or not having anybody to go with.... but finally we made it!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-76437251882049317262018-10-08T14:56:11.963-07:002018-10-08T14:56:11.963-07:00thanks i was so happy that she got a couple shots ...thanks i was so happy that she got a couple shots of us!! obvi the easiest spot for pictures was by the kiddy ring bc omg there were so many cute ponies, but she got to see us as we came through the very end of our course. and naturally i can't resist buying at least one photo hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-88957325671320259302018-10-08T14:55:19.321-07:002018-10-08T14:55:19.321-07:00it was legitimately so fun - zero pressure, zero t...it was legitimately so fun - zero pressure, zero technicality. all very natural and very inviting. tho yea i definitely think we're lucky in maryland that stuff like this is basically pretty common - the fox hunting culture is especially strong through this region and this type of event goes hand in hand i guessemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-11320102895796569512018-10-08T14:51:42.747-07:002018-10-08T14:51:42.747-07:00I've never heard of these before and they soun...I've never heard of these before and they sound like so much fun!!Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-51752450558277107232018-10-08T14:38:01.431-07:002018-10-08T14:38:01.431-07:00Love the professional photo of you and charlie! &l...Love the professional photo of you and charlie! <3<3 and yay for bucket list items :DL.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-15820630490229309992018-10-08T14:22:33.365-07:002018-10-08T14:22:33.365-07:00Every time I feel like you do something fun, you a...Every time I feel like you do something fun, you and and do something even MORE fun!!! Oh my gosh I would LOVE to do something like this with Rio- XC without the technical aspect! Unfortunately, this is just not a thing in Texas. Sounds like an AMAZING experience for you and Charlie though!! Way to go!!Kelly the HnkyHanoverianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336047158009394408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-52878558398951176922018-10-08T12:19:44.739-07:002018-10-08T12:19:44.739-07:00oh man, i believe it! one of my biggest regrets wi...oh man, i believe it! one of my biggest regrets with isabel honestly is that i never found a chance to get her out hunting, bc i just know she would have adored it too! hopefully tho this will be the year!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-79692051833919340702018-10-08T12:18:52.007-07:002018-10-08T12:18:52.007-07:00omgosh it was literally ALL the fun!omgosh it was literally ALL the fun!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-34064936139619111832018-10-08T12:18:39.879-07:002018-10-08T12:18:39.879-07:00the footing was actually mostly pretty ok except i...the footing was actually mostly pretty ok except in certain spots - like near the stream crossings and other high traffic areas. fortunately it has dried out a little bit, but of course there's still always more rain to come!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com