Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Seahorse


Many of you that were readers when I still had the original blog up know that Klein and I used to live in Hawaii and I started taking her to the beach when she was three.  She really enjoys the beach.  She wades right into the ocean and loves to paw and splash in the water.  

I finally took her to the beach here, and after this past Sunday, we'll be back sooner than later.  She had a blast like she always does.  She's always such a fun girl to take because you don't have to worry too much about how she will act.  I am still on alert for things like kids with boogie boards randomly popping out of the water in front of us, but for the most part that doesn't happen often.

So, here it is, Klein reclaiming her seahorse alter ego.

 Walking through the parking lot down to the beach.

Condos by the beach.

 We're here for the party.  A lot of people were yelling "HORRRRSE!!!"  Quite a few of them were pointing and commenting on how we were out riding bareback.  I'm not quite sure what the big deal about that is.  If you think I'm riding on the beach and getting in the ocean with tack on, you're wrong.



 Watching a boat in the distance.


 Pawing the water.



 Wading into the ocean.

 Playing in the surf with her mare friend Addy watching from a distance to make sure the ocean didn't eat Klein.  It was Addy's first time at the beach and she needed Klein as her support system.  She wasn't spooky, just not too confident but with Klein by her side she got braver as the day went on.


One of our gallops down the beach:


 

 Checking out some surfers.

 Seeing the sights with Addy.


 

 

 Addy looking to Klein for reassurance.



Yes she does.  Hangs out on a long rein in the surf.  This girl really does it all.

 Heading back to the trailer after a fun afternoon on the beach!

Speaking of my trailer...

 Random baby birds that we did not notice were in a nest in my trailer spare until we were at the beach!  They were all fine when we got home and I unhooked my trailer.

3 comments:

  1. Wow -- those photos are absolutely gorgeous!

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  2. :-) Klein is so awesome. That looks like crazy good fun.

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  3. I love playing in the water with my ponyface but we've never had the chance to ride by an ocean (I'm in MI) and wow it looks like it was amazing. I did take an Equine class at MSU that would talk about the benefits of riding at the beach. The wet sand 10 ft off the water is supposed to be the best for building strong bone!

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