Get em up!

Last weekend we headed to Wales for a horse riding weekend. Friday night we meet our small group of six and our host Tony at Ealing common tube station before he drove us four hours across the border. The drive itself was very pleasant because of a few road blocks on the main highway; we took the scenic way and pasted many rolling green hills and small English towns, even stopping to let a group of sheep muster by. We arrived at our destination Brecon Beacons national park about 11pm and had a welcome drink before settling into bed.

Saturday we arose to the smell of a warm breakfast being cooked, Tony had been a 5 star chief from around the world. Filling our tummies and making a packed lunch we headed to the stables. After meeting Viking (Jarratt’s) and Roody (Bec’s) our horses for the day we got a quick lesson on horse riding and off we went. Walking away from the stables and into the national park it wasn’t long before we felt comfortable with the horses. The next step was trotting and cantering, which didn’t prove too much of a problem, although we had one broken hand and no sports bra between us. The views were amazing as we walked, trotted and cantered our way along the hills and rivers. After 5 hours of riding, we were both very sore and Jarratt a little sunburn, we had, had an amazing time!

Heading back to the house with drinks in hand we all fell into the hot tube to sooth our muscles and enjoyed the rest of the night. Tony also cooked up a three course meal, consisting of a very nice pumpkin soup, BBQ and dessert.

Sunday some of us had a sleep in whilst others played some shuttle cock, patted the horses and entertained the dogs before a late breakfast. We then left the country bound for London once more, very sore but had a great weekend.

Geared up, ready to RIDE HIGH!

Wow, right? And the view aint bad either ;)

Ahh.... relaxation - plus the t-shirt tan! LOVE IT!