spookypony
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There are days when Endurance is the awesomest sport ever, namely, when you get to do this sort of a work-out, on a day like today! The weather was really warm and sunny, so our ca. 2h20mins of sometimes pretty severe hill-climbing were pretty tiring! I was out with a friend whose horse won her first 80km ER last autumn, so he had to work pretty hard to keep up sometimes!
High above Pitfichie Castle:
Some amazing views after the first vicious climb:
The second hard climb left the pony puffing, so I sloshed him and dismounted to enjoy the view:
A series, possibly out of order, of pictures of the climb, the peak and the very rocky descent:
After this descent, my friend did another, faster loop of the first vicious climb, while the Spooky Pony and I walked back to a convenient meeting place, where he enjoyed nibbling on gorse blossoms:
I'm planning a hilly 30k for his next competition, so we couldn't have had a better day of training!
High above Pitfichie Castle:
Some amazing views after the first vicious climb:
The second hard climb left the pony puffing, so I sloshed him and dismounted to enjoy the view:
A series, possibly out of order, of pictures of the climb, the peak and the very rocky descent:
After this descent, my friend did another, faster loop of the first vicious climb, while the Spooky Pony and I walked back to a convenient meeting place, where he enjoyed nibbling on gorse blossoms:
I'm planning a hilly 30k for his next competition, so we couldn't have had a better day of training!