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Silver Spurs Halloween Prize Ride On October 30th, Patty, Lurleen, and I went to the Halloween Prize Ride at Tahuya River Horse Camp. I hadn't been to the horse camp for about 15 years so I was anxious to see if it was as I remembered it. We had a good time, but it was not an easy day. First, neither JJ or Blondie wanted to load. They were both worked up and sweating by the time we got them in the trailer. Then they both continued to be nervous throughout the day. Every time I thought Blondie was settling in, five minutes later she'd be worked up again. She wanted to walk on the sides of the trails (brushing me into wet brush and trees), trot up hills, and walk on top of the horse in front of her. This isn't her usual behavior so it was a little bit irritating when she was still doing it an hour and a half into the ride. In fact, she worked so much harder than she needed to that she was all sweated up by the end of the ride. Don't miss her last picture which shows how sweaty she was and what happens when you go along with your nose up another horses butt (the green stain).
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