New 2026 Hacking / riding thread

Managed a little potter yesterday but we had some neighbours escaped chickens and I was a bit on edge as Zi had been giving them horsey evils and I was waiting and wondering if they would come clucking and popping out of the undergrowth (we usually ride past our pigeon barn which is where they were headed!). Anyway, she was a bit head tossy / go-on make-me and so I kept it short and sweet. Didn't see any chickens so then was cursing myself for being silly and waiting for the balloon to pop but there you go. Birds have been evicted and are now back in their own home lol 🤭 🐴 (they'd come a quarter of a mile to us!)
Clearly heard about the famous @Trewsers hospitality!
 
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Got out for a ride, short and sweet as confidence building, mine and hers probably. Not ridden on the moors for a year so we are a bit rusty.
Luckily there are loads of random bushes you can use can use to turn round and head back and she's not bothered. I have a couple of spots I could do a bit of schooling for something different to do and to have a focus.

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Beaches and moors! My dream 😍
 
Finally the wind died down enough for me to hop on. Fuzzy is shedding like mad and before tacking up I had to tackle some of the loose fluffs. Jeez. The barn floor was grey and black by the time I'd finished. Shame I can't sell it hahahahahaaa. To make stage beards or something or wigs. LOL.

Anyway, lovely little ride, good girl, soon as I got off she went down to roll which wasn't a surprise. Shame the mud is back here though so she had to pick her way carefully at the field gate. 🐴
 
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