BOOLARRA & DISTRICT HORSE & TRAIL RIDING
CLUB Inc. RIDE REPORT 22.4.12
Barktown
Trail Boss- Teresa
Lead Rider - Maurice Drag Rider - Mick First Aid - Tessa
Sunday the 22nd of April saw
the day begin with dark skies and a sprinkle of rain. Arriving at the Pony Club
grounds, the clouds slowly began to clear, although some riders were still
unsure about taking a rain coat. You never can tell, sometimes you need a coat
and gloves and other times your sunscreen, and all within a 10 minute time
frame!
After our horse-less muster, 15 riders,
including new member Linda, mounted up and were ready to ride. Tessa’s lovely
big horse, Connor, made sure Tessa was
ready to ride by putting on a saddle-bronc performance for everyone to see, not
what you really hope for first thing on a Sunday morning!! Then, being led by
Maurice we rode out at 10am heading for Barktown.
A short ride through Boolarra township
and then into the Barktown bush saw us on some undulating tracks that were nice
and sandy under-foot. Maurice led
the way on the track that he had ridden on both his horse and motorbike a number
of times to ensure all was good for the horses & riders. A small section of
the bush was smouldering from burn-offs , however this proved uneventful as the
track was not burnt.
After crossing Fishers Rd we made our
way up a long sandy hill which gave us beautiful views of the neighbouring
farms, then across Barktown Rd and into another section of the bush. The sun
started to shine and the horses were relaxed and enjoying things, what a great
way to spend a Sunday!
Heading back towards home, there was
lots of talk of the BBQ that was waiting. Many thanks to Russell & Brian for
cooking us up some yummy snags and Chelsea for making the delicious brownies
& cookies! We rode back to the floats, unsaddled and tended to our horses,
then sat down in the sun for some lunch. We had spent a total of 3 ½ hours in
the saddle so a relaxing Sunday barbie was perfect after a great ride like that.
Thanks to all who attended, both riding
& on the ground. Hope to see
you all at the next ride.
Teresa.
