Monday 13 October 2008

Vale of Belvoir 2008


The first group competitive ride of the season hosted organised by Chris & Maria Lamin at Piper Hole Farm. This year they had a two day event with pleasure rides and a lead rein class on the Saturday with competive rides from 32km - 80km on the Sunday.

Maria completed first 8okm on Deano a PBA chesnut gelding. Well Done !

Yes its me riding my youngster Grace aka Heritage Messalina at her first competive ride possibly the only time I have ridden this year. Dan rode Sue Broughtons Island Prospero (Dink)who we had been training since 2007 . Dink the brother of Island Columbus ( Ben ) my horse and we just did the 40km Nov around the Vale of Belvoir.

This is wonderful route takinng in the national route the Jubilee Way through the Belvoir Estate woods along the west way to taking panorama that is the Vale of Belvoir including the historic Belvoir Castle .

The route then follows through the vale villages with some lovely long canters along headland before heading back up a climb to the venue Piper Hole Farm .

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