Oh my! I have been having so much fun lately! And I’ve been so busy! Which, of course, leaves little time for the computer and no time for blogging.
(Some bones I saw during Labor Day’s Cart Driving event)
This past week I celebrated my 46th birthday on Sept. 4th. I started celebrating on Labor Day by participating in Another Cart Driving Event.
(My friend Linda and her Daughter-in-Law, driving Linda’s mule, Rita)
My friends surprised me by also making this event a birthday celebration, too. We had a wonderful potluck lunch after the cart driving. And my friend Linda baked me a delicious chocolate cake with sprinkles!
There were 9 carts being driven with donkeys, mules and ponies, along with 2 mules and 1 horse being ridden.
(Manzano Mountains as a beautiful backdrop)
We were quite a parade!
My friend Linda and her daughter-in-law.
My friend, Anna, Linda’s Mom riding Amira, a friend’s beautiful Paso Fino bred mule.
And best of all, my dear friend and riding buddy, Kendra was there, too!
Check out how Kendra managed to haul her pony and her cart to Linda and Anna’s place. Isn’t that cool?
It was her pony, Poncho’s first public cart driving event.
Poncho’s only been under harness for a couple months, and had only been driven on the gravel and dirt roads around her property. But he did great!
Poncho took the large number of carts, donkeys, mules and other horses and new environment all in stride and was happy to pull his cart with it’s two passengers, Kendra and I!
Poncho seemed to enjoy being in the lead and trotting for most of the day. He has a lovely trot, too.
But sometimes we rode in the middle of the cart and rider parade.
Kendra did an awesome job driving Poncho and her cart.
There were some of my same friends there from our last cart driving event, and some new folks, too.
Anna, Linda’s Mom, who is in her late 70’s decided to ride a mule this time, instead of driving one like she did for our last cart driving event. The gorgeous mule belongs to a friend and is half Paso Fino.
In the cart behind Anna, is Kelli, driving a cart for her second time with Linda’s husband beside her for support.
Anna is an inspiration. I hope to still be riding, and maybe even cart driving in my late 70’s. Anna is a real cowgirl and has ridden and driven horses and mules her entire life.
Diana was there with her husband, driving Miss Dixie again. I had so much fun riding with her for our last cart driving event.
Kelli was there driving for her second time, with Linda’s husband there for support and guidance
Linda’s son was there riding one of Diana’s horses. I was totally digging his awesome straw helmet hat!
Sandra was there, with my favorite donkey, Cisco! (Ooops, my camera lens got stuck!)
I love Cisco!
A friendly, funny gal named Connie was there riding her good looking mule to get him used to everything first before she brought him out again for cart driving.
This gal is a true cowgirl and I really enjoyed meeting her and hope to ride/drive with her again.
It was a gorgeous day with beautiful blue skies with white fluffy clouds, and a nice calm breeze.
We rode for about 2 hours and covered between 5-6 miles. It was a lot of fun!
I can’t imagine a better way to spend a holiday!
A fun little video I took of Poncho and Kendra’s first group cart driving event!
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