We Ride Sport and Trail Magazine September 2017 | Page 29

goofy pony who likes me to breathe into her nose. How can I not be happy with that?

vet checks as she's big and can be pushy, but we are getting there. We are work in progress.

I know there are lots of endurance riders out there who set a more ambitious course of action for their horses but I'm in it more for the challenge, the camaraderie and well the fun!! I just want to safely finish the course with a sound healthy horse and if I'm dead last but complete I'm totally fine with that. At the end of the day my horses are pets just like my dog but bigger, and they poop more.

Time will tell if she has the "Right Stuff" for

endurance. The one thing she

does do is stand out in a crowd.

If she doesn't cut it in the

endurance world she will

still be my big yellow