Rally Report

Ready for the off (left) and arriving back (right) at Woodspring.

We had near perfect weather for our first rally of the year, sunny but not too warm for the ponies who still mainly had their winter coats. We had five turnouts, it would have been six but for someone’s overly delayed arrival - please allow plenty of time to get to rallies

The route took us around the lanes to Kingston Seymoor, though we had to make an unexpected diversion as the Fire Brigade were blocking the road whilst they rescued a pony (not one of ours!) from a rhyne thence on to Yatton for a stop at the Bridge Inn for a much appreciated drink, plus a breather for the horses. We returned via the road we had originally intended to use on the way out, having seen the fire engine returning, giving a total distance of some 13 miles.

A trap is certainly a good grandstand for viewing wild life, I noticed a heron taking to the air, various ducks and an unidentified bird of prey amongst other birds along the way - Shanty must have been behaving herself well for me to have had time to look around !!

Many thanks to Bryan, Di, Barb, Lionel and Mary for stewarding and to my fellow whips for putting up with Shanty’s rather variable pace in the lead she always walks slowly but trots fast.

Steve Huddy

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