We met at 11 a.m. at a parking lot in the southern section. There were already two horse trailers there when we arrived. The weather was wonderful, sun shining, a little crisp, a bit of a breeze blowing. The horses love this weather and they were impatient to be off.
We explored a wooded section that I had never been through, which was fun. The leaves were crunchy and the dappled shade made for a nice atmosphere.
We had one big spook out of our horses when a turkey broke cover and flew off, maybe 20 yards in front of us. A bit of whirling and side dancing, but everyone was fine.
Even with the spook, I think this was my best ride so far on my mare Margo. We are really starting to get to a point where I can anticipate what her reaction is to different things, and I really feel I can trust her. Tara and I were able to enjoy two long streches of trail at a canter, which was super fun! Tara's horse, Amber, is a gaited mare and her canter is gorgeous to watch (out of the corner of my eye!) Her neck was beautifully arched and she struck out her front legs with such elevation it was super pretty!
Here are some photos of the area. Tara commented how lucky we are to be able to ride such varied terrain. Compair these to the ones below of Stockton Lake. All in all, it was a great day! I had so much fun, and I know our horses really enjoyed it by their happy expressions and ears pricked all day!
Pretty views and a Red Tail Hawk (just a speck in the sky in this photo, but he flew quite close to us on the trail)
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Here is a shot of a creek that runs through the area, there are a lot of ponds at Talbot, as well.
(Amber's ears improve any photo!)
Lots of fun places to canter around!
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