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Saturday, February 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Kick Ass Shoes
I love these sexy shoes, but where the hell would I wear them?
Certainly NOT while riding Huginn. HAHA!
Certainly NOT while riding Huginn. HAHA!
Ice Pony Girl
Monday, October 12, 2009
Minnesota Horse Council - Crow Hassan Trail Ride
The Crow Hassan horse trails are quite beautiful this time of year. The fall colors were a quilt of yellows, greens, and reds... with a dash of snow.
My friend Pat riding her cute Icelandic Horse mare named Dimmalimm.
We camped at the Blue Stem group campground, it's very nice. It's offers a handful of hitching rails, bathrooms, water and a wonderful shelter with a wood burning stove. The wood stove was greatly appreciated this weekend, since it was a very chilly weekend.
Our camping site.....early Friday evening.
It was 24 degrees when I woke up! Brrr!
The park offers about 11 miles of the flat to gently rolling horse trails that meander through the woods and along the prairies with views of the Crow River.
The MN Horse Council treated us to a wonderful weekend of riding, friendship and oh yes.....delicious food!
On Saturday, Deb made sloppy joes for lunch and Darrel deep fried a turkey for dinner. YUMMY!
Thank you Deb, for the wonderful food and warm yummy RV baked cookies. Proud hubby Darrel in the background.
The MN Horse Council even had door prizes for all the riders who braved the winter temps and snow to attend their ride. I won a warm comfy fleece riding vest! Happy Camper!!
Thank you Deb, Linda...our faithful trail boss, and Darrel for the wonderful weekend! I will for sure attend this ride next year!
For more photos, please click HERE! Enjoy the fall beauty.
Ice Pony Girl
The MN Horse Council even had door prizes for all the riders who braved the winter temps and snow to attend their ride. I won a warm comfy fleece riding vest! Happy Camper!!
Thank you Deb, Linda...our faithful trail boss, and Darrel for the wonderful weekend! I will for sure attend this ride next year!
For more photos, please click HERE! Enjoy the fall beauty.
Ice Pony Girl
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tamarack Horse Camping Trip
This past weekend I finally made it to Tamarack Horse Campground in St. Croix State Forest, which is located in the Hinckley, Minnesota area.
You will find that the terrain is varied, from flat land to steep hills with breathtaking views and of course....awesome river crossings.
The flat trails can be found on the Gandy Dancer trail system. The steep challenging trails are located in the St. Croix Forest system.
Pony view from the Tamarack Overlook.
The horse trails meander back and forth, up and down from the beautiful Tamerack River. The Tamarack slowly winds its' way through St. Croix State Forest on it's way down to the St. Croix River. I think there are about 20 miles of St. Croix State Forest trails.
There are three trail systems located in the St. Croix State Forest.
The Gandy Dancer Trail offers ATV/OVH trails, which can also be accessed on horseback. All ATV users we encounter were very respectful and courteous! This system has 31.2 miles of trails. These trails were old logging and railroad beds, so they are wide and fairly flat. Expect for the "whoops" and banks created by the ATV/OVH.
The Willard Munger State Trail, this system is a multi-use trail, it offers 80 miles of trails. These trails travel through St. Croix State Park, Chengwatana State Forest, St. Croix State Forest and Nemadji State Forest.
Most of the trails there are technical and very challenging. Your horse needs to be conditioned for climbing steep grades and sure footed for working on the down grades. The trails are narrow single tracks, running along the rim.....overlooking the Tamarack River. Many are old deer trails, so this will give you an idea on the width.
Many areas are so steep, that trail maintenance consists of "wooden step boxes", and if you are riding a short horse such as my Ice Pony Huginn, you find that he needed to jump from step to step to work his way up the steep hills.
The trail may not look steep in this photo, but it was!! Huginn had to do a running jump all the way up the trail. This is one of many...many so called "boxed step trails". LOVE IT!!!!
Yes, we had rain, rain and more rain, but that didn't keep us off the trails. We were blessed with a no-rain window midday Saturday! And the temps were chilly, perfect for a furry Ice Pony.
There were about 25 folks in our group, BUT....we were riding so fast and hard, I hardly had time to take my camera out to shoot everyone and everything. Darn!
For more photos, please click HERE!
Happy Trails!
Ice Pony Girl
The trip was amazing! I love.....LOVE the Tamarack trails.
The scenery is quite beautiful, especially near the winding rushing Tamarack River.
You will find that the terrain is varied, from flat land to steep hills with breathtaking views and of course....awesome river crossings.
The flat trails can be found on the Gandy Dancer trail system. The steep challenging trails are located in the St. Croix Forest system.
Pony view from the Tamarack Overlook.The horse trails meander back and forth, up and down from the beautiful Tamerack River. The Tamarack slowly winds its' way through St. Croix State Forest on it's way down to the St. Croix River. I think there are about 20 miles of St. Croix State Forest trails.
There are three trail systems located in the St. Croix State Forest.
The Gandy Dancer Trail offers ATV/OVH trails, which can also be accessed on horseback. All ATV users we encounter were very respectful and courteous! This system has 31.2 miles of trails. These trails were old logging and railroad beds, so they are wide and fairly flat. Expect for the "whoops" and banks created by the ATV/OVH.
The Willard Munger State Trail, this system is a multi-use trail, it offers 80 miles of trails. These trails travel through St. Croix State Park, Chengwatana State Forest, St. Croix State Forest and Nemadji State Forest.
Most of the trails there are technical and very challenging. Your horse needs to be conditioned for climbing steep grades and sure footed for working on the down grades. The trails are narrow single tracks, running along the rim.....overlooking the Tamarack River. Many are old deer trails, so this will give you an idea on the width.
Many areas are so steep, that trail maintenance consists of "wooden step boxes", and if you are riding a short horse such as my Ice Pony Huginn, you find that he needed to jump from step to step to work his way up the steep hills.
The trail may not look steep in this photo, but it was!! Huginn had to do a running jump all the way up the trail. This is one of many...many so called "boxed step trails". LOVE IT!!!!
Yes, we had rain, rain and more rain, but that didn't keep us off the trails. We were blessed with a no-rain window midday Saturday! And the temps were chilly, perfect for a furry Ice Pony.
Our guide was Bobbie and her faithful steed, Amadeus.
Oh...I wish I had spent more time exploring the trails! Next year!!
I so enjoyed riding with Bobbie, she rides the way I love to ride. Hard, long and fast! Thank you Bobbie for the great ride!!
The Tamerack Horse Campground is huge. It offers three loops with 55 camp sites and a large day use area. Many of which is tucked into the woods for privacy. Each camp site has high tie lines for your ponies. You will also find clean toilets! Water is available, but you will need a generator to work the water pump.
Ice Pony Girl's campsite, I shared it with Dianne. <:O]
The Tamerack Horse Campground is huge. It offers three loops with 55 camp sites and a large day use area. Many of which is tucked into the woods for privacy. Each camp site has high tie lines for your ponies. You will also find clean toilets! Water is available, but you will need a generator to work the water pump.
Ice Pony Girl's campsite, I shared it with Dianne. <:O] The best part of the weekend, spending time with friends.
"Rockin' Cowgirls"
Dianne, Beth, Raven and Sherry
"Rockin' Cowgirls"
Dianne, Beth, Raven and Sherry
There were about 25 folks in our group, BUT....we were riding so fast and hard, I hardly had time to take my camera out to shoot everyone and everything. Darn!
For more photos, please click HERE!
Happy Trails!
Ice Pony Girl
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Hay Meadow Flowage
Another wonderful weekend trail riding and horse camping!
We headed out to Hay Meadow Flowage, Chippewa County Forest in the Bloomer, Wisconsin area. The old map shows only about 9 miles of trails, but there are close to 20 miles of beautiful trails. As well as lots of mountain bike and ATV trails. We saw many ATV's, but no mountain bikes. BTW....they have their own trails!
We had planned on doing a CMO, but it was just not to be. My riding pals decided that they wanted to trail ride instead. On Saturday, we rode and rode. FUN! Steve's new horse Gypsy did awesome! I think she has a crush on Huginn. <:O]
We were however able to get the Saturday CMO map and used it on Sunday to find a few plates. Dawn and Rosie got to try out their compass skills. The plate is hidden by pony boy's forelock.
I drove Dixie on Saturday, Dawn came along. What a workout that was for mini Dixie. The gravel roads were very rolling, steep in a few places with deep loose gravel. We had to get out of the mini cart a few times to make it a bit easier for Dixie to get up the grades. Her little legs were just a workin'.
OH!!!!! While driving to the horse camp, I almost hit a young black bear! It was about 50lbs, and a cute little ball of black fur making it's way across the camp road.♠
Saturday afternoon, I met the nicest couple, Jeanne and Mike. They are members of the Midwest Trail Gaiters, a gaited horse saddle club. I have been meaning to join this club for a few years now, I guess I best get my membership application filled out. It's so much fun to ride with other gaited horses and move out on the trail.
For more trip photos, please click HERE!
We had a wonderful weekend!
Ice Pony Girl
We headed out to Hay Meadow Flowage, Chippewa County Forest in the Bloomer, Wisconsin area. The old map shows only about 9 miles of trails, but there are close to 20 miles of beautiful trails. As well as lots of mountain bike and ATV trails. We saw many ATV's, but no mountain bikes. BTW....they have their own trails!
We had planned on doing a CMO, but it was just not to be. My riding pals decided that they wanted to trail ride instead. On Saturday, we rode and rode. FUN! Steve's new horse Gypsy did awesome! I think she has a crush on Huginn. <:O]
We were however able to get the Saturday CMO map and used it on Sunday to find a few plates. Dawn and Rosie got to try out their compass skills. The plate is hidden by pony boy's forelock.
I drove Dixie on Saturday, Dawn came along. What a workout that was for mini Dixie. The gravel roads were very rolling, steep in a few places with deep loose gravel. We had to get out of the mini cart a few times to make it a bit easier for Dixie to get up the grades. Her little legs were just a workin'.
OH!!!!! While driving to the horse camp, I almost hit a young black bear! It was about 50lbs, and a cute little ball of black fur making it's way across the camp road.♠
Saturday afternoon, I met the nicest couple, Jeanne and Mike. They are members of the Midwest Trail Gaiters, a gaited horse saddle club. I have been meaning to join this club for a few years now, I guess I best get my membership application filled out. It's so much fun to ride with other gaited horses and move out on the trail.
For more trip photos, please click HERE!
We had a wonderful weekend!
Ice Pony Girl
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Marco Monday - 02/09/2009
Can you guess what this is?
A small piece of pine branch in my Icelandic Horse's mane.
Huginn must have been using a pine tree as a scratching post.
A small piece of pine branch in my Icelandic Horse's mane.
Huginn must have been using a pine tree as a scratching post.
For more Marco Monday photos, please click here!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Our New President
President Barack Obama and his family.
A new era begins. May it bring hope to 0ur nation and peace to the world.
A new era begins. May it bring hope to 0ur nation and peace to the world.
Bright Blessings,
Ice Pony Girl
Ice Pony Girl
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Photo Friday Challenge
Photo Friday Challenge: White
Sleeping ponies!
For more Photo Challenge: White photos, click here!
The pasture view from the living room window.
Sleeping ponies!For more Photo Challenge: White photos, click here!
Shadow Shot Sunday - 01/11/2009
My nephew Gabby came up to Wisconsin from Texas for a visit before heading off to Iowa for college. My girlfriend Patzz and I took Gabby horse camping. This was his very first camping trip. Gabby loved it! And loved the ponies!
For more Shadow Sunday photos, click here!
Meeting the Icelandic Horses!
Crow-Hassan Park Reserve horse trails.
The Crow River
For more Shadow Sunday photos, click here!
Camera Critters - 01/11/2009
Huginn, the Icelandic Horse meets Pico, the mini donkey.
Sniff...sniff.....wanna be pals?
Instant Best Friends!
Sniff...sniff.....wanna be pals?
Instant Best Friends!
Pico belongs to my friend Jean. Pico is about one year old and adorable!
For more Camera Critters, click here!
For more Camera Critters, click here!
Friday, January 9, 2009
The View From the Top- Skywatch Friday
While horse camping last October at Mille Lac Kathio State Park, we hiked to the park's fire tower. I wanted to climb this tower for two reasons; test my legs/lungs and to help conquer one of my fears. Fear of falling.
The Fire Tower
The "Warning" !
Look at that sky!
The view from the top!
The steel fire tower is 100 feet tall, about 133 or so wooden steps to climb. It's not for the fainthearted. I have a great fear of falling, but I was determined to climb to the top. It was so windy at the top!! It was a blast!
The Fire Tower
The "Warning" !
Look at that sky!
The view from the top!
For more Skywatch Friday photos, click here.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Shadow Shot Sunday
These was taken last October when we horse camped at Mille Lacs Kathio State Park in Minnesota. It's a beautiful park with wonderful horse trails!
Dixie, the Mini Horse and Huginn, the Icelandic Horse. with all the other Icelandic Horses.
For more Shadow Shots, please click here!
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