Never a more appropriate time to say; ‘the day wasn’t as bad as it looks on paper’. Tissy and I had an absolute blast at the Pikehall endurance ride despite being eliminated for going too fast…or maybe because of going too fast.
Now I do not condone the blatant flaunting of rules set to protect our horses, there is a 12kph maximum speed limit on pleasure rides for a reason and it should be adhered to. As a fairly experienced endurance rider I should have known better but I didn’t wear a watch and I was looking at my equilab average speed rather than my ride time. My equilab says we we’re just under 12kph but the distance did come up a few km’s shorter on my phone so it turns out that we did 13.5kph and were eliminated.
Minor speed issues aside, we started the day by picking up Izzy and Fluffy to get the two grey old timers out to a pony party and Pikehall delivered. Glorious weather, great tracks over stunning scenery and two very exuberant ponies with two care free riders. Topped off with lovely compliments on Tissy’s condition from the vets and an excellent bacon butty to finish! What more could you want from a day out.
Beth Endurance 