Crossed Ware Road on Whiskey Hill on Star with Danni. 

Danni and the powerline towards Warren...Coy Hill. 

Star is crosstied and Matt tacks him up to go riding with his girlfriend "Nikki". 

Danni/Nikki...ready to go. 

Matt gives the thumbs up while Star gets one more bite of hay before hitting the trail. 

Danni/Nikki and Matt/Star just before heading out on a "Three Hour Tour". 

You go this way...we'll go that way (after our barn chores are done). Danni started out ahead of us and then Lisa and I had a ride in the opposite direction. 

Danni tells us what lies ahead, coming from the opposite direction. Puppy waits. 

Great day to ride...but still windy and cold... 

Lisa having a two thumbs up ride...but cautious enough to only use one thumb! 

...Happy Trails.... 

Nikki gets a "Chance".

I wasn't there but the story goes something like this...

Danni/Nikki and Bonnie/Chance went out for a trail ride last Saturday during that great weather. All was well in the field off of Malbeouf road with some trotting until Chance decided to start bucking. Bonnie said it wasn't a big deal, and she was good for the first four hops, but the last one was a doozie and she came off.

No injury...but no horse. Chance decided he didn't need a passenger and that he would also head off on his own back toward Bacon Road.

With cell phone in hand, Bonnie activated the HRS or, "Horse Recovery System". Lisa responded in the G-Wagon, while Danni and Nikki galloped afetr Chance. Danni has said that perhaps someday she and Nikki would get to take part in Search & Rescue operation and that day was Nikki's "Chance".

Melanie happened to be training Ben and got in on the act. Lisa picked up Bonnoe to shorten the walk. Danni/Nikki guided Chance into the Domnarski Farm second entrance where Melanie was positioned with every horse's Kryptonite...a carrot treat.

All went well...and the above picture is Danni and Bonnie, just before Bonnie got "back in the saddle" and finished the trail ride. Another adventure with a happy ending at the Domnarski Farm! Good team work!

Matt

 

The usual social hang out. Roger, Hopper and Chance. 

Feeding horses can be HARD WORK... 

...but's it easy when you have the right rig to haul the hay! 

Danni tends to Nikki's Winter coat. 

I was flying by the farm today... 

You can see the street light on the lower left corner of the pond for night ice hockey. The pines produce enough shade to keep the snow from melting. 

The helipad is 40' x 40' Lat 42'13.95 Long 72'16.57 

Hello! First ride of 2006 for Lisa and I. We did two hours and it was quite the adventure. It was cold, but we were dressed for it. Both Cocoa and Roger received A+++ for some tough trail conditions like crossing an icy brook, busting through some crunchy frost, bypassing a glacier on Camillerri Hill that required a knee high bushwack through some brush, and being patient to wait out a backhoe digging up some rocks on the trail. We haven't ridden them in about 4 months, so they were perfect! 

Lisa is bundled up...its the first day in about five without snow or 30 MPH winds. Roger is trying to figure out why he needs to stop to have a picture taken. 

Lisa has the helmet cover on to keep the warmth in. It worked. 

This is the "before" picture of Cocoa's posterior as he gets into shape for some long trail rides of 2006. 

See you when it gets warmer!