2015 Year Mileage- 70.75 miles
Wow! 2015 has come to a close and I can’t believe how fast
it went. It was a year of lots of ups and one huge down. I rode every weekend in January, only 2 in
February due to a blizzard and below freezing temps, March I was back to every
weekend. April brought my first trail ride of the year at Yankee Springs. Joker
was great as always. I was really excited for May and our judged trail ride at
Silver Creek. I didn’t practice anything with Joker and just wanted to see what
he would do. He was great! He did every
obstacle accept 2. That day I fell off my mounting block and tore my ACL, LCL
and meniscus in my left knee. It took me out for 2 months. I had surgery on June 24th and
exactly six weeks after surgery I was cleared to ride again. I will never
forget that ride. It was short but so
wonderful! It took away all the frustration and pain. It helped my depression
and was the best therapy a girl could ask for.
I never knew how much I needed my horse or how much he needed me until
my two months off. I board my horse and
while on crutches it was so much work to get out the barn but hearing that
whinny and seeing Joker’s excitement to see me swelled my heart and solidified
our partnership. After some time of easy riding, I hit the trail again in
October and never looked back. Joker and I logged 38.42 miles from August 12th
till the end of the year. My favorite ride had to be going to Kensington Park
and meeting up with lots of other DD teams.
We rode over 7 miles that day which was the longest trail ride we had
ever done. I think the river was Joker’s favorite part because he got to splash
around! I can truly say that after 2015 I know that Joker is my best friend and
we have a solid partnership that is going to carry us into 2016.
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