western australia

endurance riding

Some photos from today's ride

@JudyEv (352842)

Rockingham, Australia

September 10, 2022 3:24am CST

Here is a collage from today’s endurance ride at Baker's Hill in Western Australia. We’re home again now. We were able to get away early and now we’ll process the photos to try to make them as good as possible. These haven’t been processed as I was keen to post a discussion as soon as I could. I’ll have more photos later. The photo lower left shows a grandmother and her granddaughter leaving to ride twenty kilometres. There are quite a few family pairs or groups that ride together. An interesting diversion was a helicopter which flew over the canola crop. Apparently, it is dropping baits for mice. They are worried about a mice plague once the crop ripens. It seems farmers are always contending with some catastrophe or other. I’ve never heard of them baiting crops for mice before.

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@magallon (19279)

• Philippines

10 Sep 22

Wow i love your pictures. I wish i also know how to ride a horse

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

Thanks. I'm pleased you like the photos. Horse-riding is a lot of fun. I hope you get the chance to do it one day.

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@magallon (19279)

• Philippines

12 Sep 22

@JudyEv i feel scared to ride a horse so for sure i won't get a chance of doing it.

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@DaddyEvil (147592)

• United States

10 Sep 22

I read an article a few months ago that this looks to be the worst plague of mice in the crops that your countrymen have seen in years. I believe they are dropping double strength baits this year. The pictures look good without processing them, in my opinion.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

These photos have been processed. They are a bit brighter than the originals mostly. Until the weekend, I hadn't heard about the plague and I've never heard of them dropping mice baits by air before.

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@DaddyEvil (147592)

• United States

12 Sep 22

@JudyEv Oh, well, the photos look good to me. I remember about the baits being dropped by air because I was looking to see if rabbits were still being killed with poison but found the article about mice and read it instead.

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@RebeccasFarm (94527)

• Arvada, Colorado

11 Sep 22

OH good they are dropping baits..clever that is. I love those photos Judy!

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@RebeccasFarm (94527)

• Arvada, Colorado

16 Sep 22

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

I'm glad you like the photos. I know a few people look forward to them.

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@wolfgirl569 (115713)

• Marion, Ohio

10 Sep 22

Hope the helicopter didnt bother any of the horses. Hope the bait works to protect the crops.

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@wolfgirl569 (115713)

• Marion, Ohio

12 Sep 22

@JudyEv Thats good. Some can get very nervous with something flying above them.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Sep 22

@wolfgirl569 I can imagine! I wouldn't want to be on one with a helicopter flying overhead. Then if it's droopping stuff as well......

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

The helicopter only spent about half an hour but I didn't hear that it worried the horses.

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@CarolDM (203410)

• Nashville, Tennessee

10 Sep 22

The weather looks nice for the ride. Great collage as always.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

We've had another beautiful day here today but now it's a bit cloudy and threatening showers.

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@CarolDM (203410)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Sep 22

@JudyEv Our showers seem to be gone for now.

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@Neil43 (3916)

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11 Sep 22

All I can say is wow! I think I have never tried riding a horse except for just a photo opportunity.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

Horse-riding is a lot of fun. And we enjoy taking photos at the rides.

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@Neil43 (3916)

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12 Sep 22

@JudyEv I think it is really fun.

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@snowy22315 (189080)

• United States

10 Sep 22

Nice pics, what is the yellow in the background?

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

The background is a canola drop. The riders all love photos of themselves in front of canola because it's so pretty.

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@allknowing (145274)

• India

11 Sep 22

The world is reeling under all kind of disasters Mice plague was heard of several years ago.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

We have had them before from time to time.

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@toniganzon (72545)

• Philippines

10 Sep 22

A mice plague would be really terrible as they would destroy the crops.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Sep 22

The farmers are really concerned about a possible plague.

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@eliza_godinez12 (5723)

• Philippines

10 Sep 22

Lovely photos

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

Thanks. I'm glad you like them.

@xFiacre (13560)

• Ireland

10 Sep 22

@judyev I’d heard that mice are a major problem in Australia. There always seems to be something to contend with.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

I hadn't heard that they were such a problem in the crops. The farmers would be worried about their profit margin.

@Ronrybs (20532)

• London, England

10 Sep 22

Certainly looks like a great day for it. I hadn't heard of mice being a major problem, but I guess anything can get out of control!

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

I hadn't realised it was such a problem either. I knew that other years have seen bit plaques.

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@nela13 (58877)

• Portugal

12 Sep 22

Mice can be such a Prague, I never heard about baiting crops also.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Sep 22

They must really expect them to be bad.

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@LindaOHio (188211)

• United States

10 Sep 22

Great photos!!!! It seems like the world is dealing with more than it can handle. Now it's mice. Have a good weekend.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

Mice are pretty small to be having an impact on crop production.

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@LovingMyBabies (85296)

• Valdosta, Georgia

10 Sep 22

Beautiful photos! Horses are such gorgeous animals.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

They certainly are. You can see in most cases just how proud the riders are of their mounts.

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@Beestring (15331)

• Hong Kong

10 Sep 22

The pictures are great! Thank you for sharing.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Sep 22

I'm glad you like the photos. It's nice to be able to share them here.

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