Trail Ride @ Safe Haven Horse Rescue!!!!!!

Sunday, Oct. 25th 2009........Safe Haven Horse Rescue's volunteers went on a trail ride!!!!!!!! We had a blast.....& plan on doing that more often! Bonnie says we need to do that cuz we all work so hard for the horses, that we must reap some benefits! This is Bonnie, on Grady, a QH...he is up for adoption, he did very well on the trail. Bonnie is waiting for all us amateurs to get it together!!!! Tracey is on her adopted Appy...... Bailey......who was saved from slaughter by Shirley Puga. Tracey loves her Bailey & vice versa....they are a pair! Tracey is giving Bailey a lesson in patience....by making her stand quietly while we all are getting it together.

Debbie is on the paint, Leo. She wanted to ride Charley, but his right front foot was hurting that day so Leo was happy to fill in! Lydia is on Gracie,a fleabitten Arabian mare......she is being schooled too! She likes to do things her way....so my Lydia has her hands full w/ her at times!
That is Ashley on Drifter......the horse that came in needing an eye removed, as it had collapsed in it's socket, for God only knows how long :/ The FOB's (Fans of Barbaro) came riding to the rescue, & helped to raise the funds needed for his surgery.......they are currently helping with Delta Dawn too.

Oh Dear :/ this is me, Linda C. on Red....he's a QH & is one of the lesson horses for Safe Haven & he is a Musher......that means he only gets the mush to eat as he doesn't have enough teeth to eat hay. He is having a snack while we're waiting to go.
Christopher is on Saber, a very nice lesson horse for Safe Haven.......and is happy to carry the water in the lavender saddle pack!

Lydia took this pic as you can just see Gracie's ear there in the bottom left of the pic. Chris & Ashley are quietly waiting.

This is a nice picture of Debbie on Leo....look at that smile!!! I think they call that ear to ear!!!

OK!!! We're RIDING.......as Lynne says...."Wheeeeeeeee" We have crossed the creek, & are heading out into the abyss!!!! Bonnie & Lydia leading the way. Ashley on Drifter, Cori on CJ (Linda R's breeding stock paint mare)(who will never be bred!) Ryan is on Romeo, a reg QH gelding, who is also up for adoption. He is very sweet & handsome guy! Both of them are!I'm riding along side of Ryan....we're just getting in the ahaaaaaaa...moments of the benefits of riding a horse!Wow! Look at those three Amigos!!!!!!! Going along quite nicely!

Ryan is relaxing.....good job! Look at that 'baby doll head' on Romeo.......he's handsome!

I love this pic of that ole tree.....it looks like it was struck by lightening sometime! Ashley & Drifter made it into the pretty pic too!
This is last pic of our ride......we all had such a fun time :) We are on the way home & of course the horses know that.....& good ole Red wanted to jog :/.......& good ole me didn't!!!!! So I was too busy to take any more pics! LOL!What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon! I recommend it highly! Bonnie promises to get us out there again SOON! YEAHHHH :]]]]] If you come out to Safe Haven Horse Rescue & sponsor one of the horses YOU TOO, could be part of the next trail ride!!!! Hope to see you all soon!

Bye for now,

Linda C.

PS. Thank You to Bonnie, Tracey, & Lydia for putting up w/ us !!!!!!!