An 'Enchanted Forest' Ride

@JudyEv (381928)
Rockingham, Australia
August 28, 2021 7:33am CST
We took photos at a horse endurance ride today and were able to come home quite early. The organisers of the rides often give the ride a name and this one was the ‘Enchanted Forest Ride’. A number of people dressed up themselves and their horses for the occasion and I’ve shown some of the costumes in the collage. There were several unicorns; one people had covered their horses’ hooves with glitter and some had attached unicorn horns. There was also a tutu or two. I need to catch up with my reading here so I'll try to do that tomorrow. However we have a wedding to go to in the afternoon.
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@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Aug 21
I think they should do a glow in the dark endurance ride where they cover the horses in non-toxic neon colors and then place black lights all over the place so the horses glow in the dark when they pass near the UV lights.
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@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Aug 21
@JudyEv I think you and Vince should create such an event, and then report back to us on how the horses reacted.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Aug 21
@moffittjc We might try it for our very last ever photographic event!!!
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
That sounds great fun. I wonder what a horse would think of another glowing horse?
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
28 Aug 21
What beautiful photos as always. Love the name of the ride. So cool.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
They rode through a lot of forest areas so it was a very appropriate name.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Aug 21
@CarolDM The next ride is at Wandering and they are calling that the Wandering Waltz.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 Aug 21
@JudyEv Sounds beautiful.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
28 Aug 21
The Glitter on the horse shoe looks cool! This endurance ride must have been fun. How many people you might meet at the wedding? Are there Covid restrictions there for the wedding?
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
We have no restrictions at the moment but we didn't go to the wedding as we have nasty colds so thought it best that we stay home. The ride was fun, thanks.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
29 Aug 21
@JudyEv Oh how is your health now? Yes first rest and health and then other things. Yet you would be regretting missing the wedding.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
30 Aug 21
@JudyEv May be it is also an after effect of some of the travels that you had, plus capturing various events. So at times when the body is tired, cold and infection can set in.
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@LadyDuck (502262)
• Italy
29 Aug 21
An enchanted-forest ride is a great idea, I like the horse with the glitters.
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@LadyDuck (502262)
• Italy
30 Aug 21
@JudyEv I can see the top left horse transformed in Unicorn. Only a white horse could be a Unicorn according to the Greek natural history, as the they represented purity and chastity.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Aug 21
@LadyDuck I'm afraid the endurance riders wouldn't be too concerned about sticking to what's correct. I don't actually know much about the story behind the unicorn. I must research it a bit more.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Aug 21
There are a few unicorns too. Some went to a lot of trouble.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 21
Beautiful photos of the horses. I'm sure it added to the fun of the ride.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Aug 21
@JudyEv I'm sure there were wonderful prizes. That's a lot of work. Does he have a darkroom? I've done that. It can be time-consuming.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
@just4him He uses a software program on the computer but it does take quite a lot of time.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
They had prizes for the best outfits but we left before that. Our work really starts when we get home. Vince processes all the photos before we put them up on the website.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
29 Aug 21
@JudyEv I love the pictures. Enjoy the wedding.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
We didn't go to the wedding in the end as we have quite nasty colds. We thought we shouldn't spread our germs around.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Aug 21
@Hannihar The winter hasn't been so much harsh as very wet. September - November is supposed to be spring for us.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
30 Aug 21
@JudyEv Good idea to not go when you have colds. I hope you both feel better and better each day. Is it still winter there and how is the winter? Is it mild or harsh?
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@snowy22315 (208798)
• United States
28 Aug 21
I bet you got some great pictures.
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@snowy22315 (208798)
• United States
29 Aug 21
@JudyEv Did they put a glitter boot on the horse's foot? What about a Halloween ride with everybody in costume? Of course the horses will want their goody bags full of apples and carrots!
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
I took some 400 on the Saturday so hopefully there will be some that come up nicely.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
@snowy22315 I guess they just sprayed the hoof with some sort of glue then shook the glitter over the glue.
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@rebelann (117209)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Aug 21
I really like the top 2 shots, action is hard to get sometimes
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@rebelann (117209)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Aug 21
Is your camera digital?
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
I took some 400 photos on Saturday and a lot of them were horses trotting out in the vet ring.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
29 Aug 21
A different world it is looking at these photos Judy so lovely Have fun at the wedding
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• United States
30 Aug 21
@JudyEv Lovely that will be when you can Judy only.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Aug 21
I'll have to put up more photos of the actual forest. It was a lovely setting.
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@wolfgirl569 (135638)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Aug 21
Looks like a fun ride to go to.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
The riders enjoyed the chance to dress up a bit.
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@JESSY3236 (22247)
• United States
31 Aug 21
cool pictures. I love unicorns.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Sep 21
There were a few horses sporting cones on their foreheads.
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@Dena91 (17038)
• United States
28 Aug 21
Lovely photos. Enjoy the wedding
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
We didn't go to the wedding which would be on at the moment. We both quite nasty colds so decided we should stay home.
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@LindaOHio (222280)
• United States
29 Aug 21
Fancy schmantzy horses and riders! Have fun at the wedding.
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
They went to quite a lot of trouble. We thought about it but we don't have very good imaginations.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Aug 21
that is so creative, lots of fun! as always your pictures tell such a wonderful tale!
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
Thanks. The riders enjoy dressing up their horses - and themselves.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
29 Aug 21
@JudyEv i bet they did - looks like they were having fun!
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@sallypup (69161)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Aug 21
Busy you. Are there horses at the wedding or is it a dud affair?
@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
No horses at the wedding and we didn't actually get there as we both have quite heavy colds so we gave our apologies.
@franxav (14592)
• India
28 Aug 21
It must have been a great adventure!
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@JudyEv (381928)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Aug 21
We enjoyed taking photos and the riders enjoyed themselves too.