It is nice living in a place were you can ride your horse to a 4-H meeting.
Miss H and her cousin MM rode their ponies to our 4-H meeting on Tuesday evening. It was held at Waffle Hill Farm, my Uncle's place.
The girls planned on doing a demonstration at the meeting. In 4-H a demonstration is required by each member every year. The kids have to stand in front of the club and demonstrate something about their major project that they participate in. If you have an animal the demonstration must be on the animal.
The farm where the girls keep their ponies backs up to Waffle Hill, it was the perfect way for them to get their demonstration in.
Tempest is Miss H's pony, she was a good girl and stood still for the girls. They did a great job!
They had quite an audience.
The cattle were very interested in the horses.
This is Mikey, He LOVES Tempest, maybe a little too much. He is a good boy though.
The bulls seemed to think the horses were very interesting too. I am a bit uncomfortable around bulls, they make me nervous. I was chased by some bulls when I was a kid and it still makes me nervous being around them. You just never know what they are thinking.
After the girls finished my cousin NAS and our friend MA hopped up on the ponies and rode them back to the barn so the girls could stay at the meeting. It was such a beautiful evening and they really enjoyed the ride.
There aren't too many places were you can ride your horse to a meeting. I am glad we live in a place were that is possible.
Wow! Where exactly do you live? I love the rolling hills and open spaces you have.
My daughter loves 4-H!
Posted by: Lady Fi | June 04, 2009 at 09:55 AM
The horse cap is so adorable! You are truly lucky to live where you do, Sarah! It looks so beautiful, charming, and quaint. And haivng a quiet audience who could easily sit on you must have been fun!
Posted by: Virginia | June 04, 2009 at 10:20 AM
You did not really grow up on a farm if you have not been chased by a bull. I remember cutting across a field at Waffle Hill and just clearing the fence before getting trampled. Good times.
Posted by: Brother Coleman | June 04, 2009 at 10:38 AM
I still get ansy when I go through that gate even now and there are no cattle in there and there is no fence for that matter. But It still bothers me :) The one that stands out in my memory the most is riding with NAS in the field in the back and having a bull chase me on my pony. Yikes, I almost wet my pants!
Posted by: Spruce Hill | June 04, 2009 at 11:13 AM
how peaceful looking! what a beautiful house with the girls riding up the lane. so very nice. loved the cows and bulls. and the ponies are cute!
Posted by: kritter keeper | June 04, 2009 at 07:22 PM
The landscape looks like it belongs in a story book.
Posted by: tracey petersen | June 04, 2009 at 07:56 PM
Love the idea, good job at WHF
Posted by: Sally Stump | June 05, 2009 at 03:10 PM
yea and a few years ago when megan and i were showing steers, ned had the "brilliant" idea of keeping our steers in the barnyard with a bull. yea that was TONS of fun trying to catch our steers. lol :)
Posted by: Annie | June 08, 2009 at 07:31 PM