We're going out for the afternoon

@JudyEv (341742)
Rockingham, Australia
February 12, 2021 1:12am CST
We’re leaving shortly and heading south to take photos at a Horse Trekker’s Club event. We regularly take photos at endurance rides but the trekkers do shorter distances at a slower pace. It’s really just a social ride. But every rider loves photos of their horses so we’ll spend an hour or two and try to take some nice photos. Today, they’ll really just be setting up their camps. We’ll try to find some good places from which to take photos tomorrow. We’ll be going back early in the morning to get photos of them on the actual ride. They’ll have lunch at a tavern in Kirup, a very small town, but we’ll be home by then probably. The photos go up on a website and they can buy them if they want to. We’re going to donate all the profits from this ride to the bushfire victims. I’ll probably catch you again this evening while Vince is processing photos. Photo from an endurance ride
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@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
12 Feb 21
I never realised there were all these different types of events for horses. I think I would be happiest at the more sedate pace. especially from pub to pub!
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv How frightfully civilised and elegant!
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv We should aspire to that lifestyle : )
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
@Fleura What a life! It couldn't get much better in your old age, could it?
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
12 Feb 21
I hope the weather will cooperate, no rain, but not too hot. Have fun taking photos.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. We'll go back at 8am so the weather at that time should be very nice.
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv I hope you will have fun, I know you love the horses.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
@LadyDuck Thanks. Some people were camping there overnight and tomorrow night there will be a lot more there.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
12 Feb 21
So nice of you to be donating your profits from photo sales to the victims of bush fire. They must be needing some help very badly.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv Yes government can not do everything.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. The government has been quite generous but there is so much help needed.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Feb 21
Have a good time on the ride.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv I look forward to seeing them.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. We've been out and sussed out the tracks. They are camped in the most beautiful spot. I'll try to get better photos tomorrow. Today's didn't do it justice.
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@arunima25 (87855)
• Bangalore, India
12 Feb 21
That sounds like a good noble plan to donate the profits for bushfire victims. Hope you get good photographs and many buy it.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
I have no idea how many we'll sell. Sometimes it isn't too many but that's okay. Every little bit helps.
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@arunima25 (87855)
• Bangalore, India
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv Yes, every bit counts
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
12 Feb 21
have fun!!! sounds like a blast. I love watches horses!
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
It will be a wonderful day for a ride. Those riders will have a marvellous time, I'm sure.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
@DocAndersen I rode a lot when I was young then we had harness ponies till about 2002. I get my horse fix watching others now.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv we used to do that more often (go horseback riding) but my back so no chance now!
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@allknowing (137552)
• India
13 Feb 21
You have been doing this for a while I see reading your old posts. Donating the profits from selling photos is a noble act. More power to you.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 21
Thanks. Yes, we've been taking photos at endurance rides for a couple of years now.
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@wolfgirl569 (107859)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Feb 21
Have fun. Will enjoy seeing the photos
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. The weather is nice for it.
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@xFiacre (13117)
• Ireland
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv How marvellous to be able to use the words “going out” along with an interesting destination!! The supermarket and graveyard are still my limit.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Melbourne where one son is is back in total lockdown again. He can go to the supermarket but probably not to a graveyard.
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@LindaOHio (181269)
• United States
12 Feb 21
It's wonderful that you will be donating the profits. Have a safe trip.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. I'm not sure there will be a lot but whatever it is we'll donate.
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@Janet357 (75646)
12 Feb 21
Looks like you have a nice weather there. Enjoy the ride and company of friends.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. The weather is getting hot again now.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
12 Feb 21
Have a good photo session today.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. We're a bit out of practice so it will be good to get back into it again.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
12 Feb 21
@JudyEv I know you will enjoy.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
12 Feb 21
I am sure you will enjoy it there and you will have wonderful photos as always.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. Certainly we will enjoy our time and hopefully the photos will be adequate too.
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• Huntsville, Alabama
12 Feb 21
That looks like a lot of fun to do ! Back when I had horses, i used to go on a lot of trail rides, and I really enjoyed doing that. I lived in north Idaho when I was growing up, and there were a lot of mountain areas for us to go trail riding in. I belonged to a group of riders, called the Horseman’s Association, and we would all plan out the trail rides for the summer. I think that the best trail ride that I ever went on, was into Montana, and at the Bison Range. We went on Friday , camped out, sang songs around the campfire, and ate Buffalo Burgers at the local cafe. Early Saturday morning , the ride started, and we rode high up into the mountains and could look down at the bison herds in the valleys far beneath us. At noon , they brought us a picnic lunch, and then we rode back down again. Some people also camped overnight on Saturday after the ride, and then on Sunday, we all loaded up the horses and went back home again. It was a wonderful experience, and something that I will always remember doing.
@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Oh wow, you obviously have great memories of that ride. What a wonderful weekend you would have had. Perhaps you could do a discussion about it as I'm sure others would love to read about it too.
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
13 Feb 21
I hope you can get a lot of profits from the photos. Then you can give more to the bushfire victims.
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
13 Feb 21
@JudyEv at least it's something better than nothing. Even a little, it would help them. You're already doing a noble cause for the donation. That's very nice of you and Vince.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 21
That would be good but unfortunately there weren't many riders because COVID kept some away. They weren't allowed to leave their region.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 21
@prinzcy Thank you.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Feb 21
I hope you have a lovely time Judy
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• Arvada, Colorado
13 Feb 21
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks very much. I'll write about it tonight hopefully.
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb 21
And what a lovely gesture to raise money for the bushfire : )
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
Thanks. I don't think we'll make a lot but every bit helps. We're often surprised how many photos we sell. People love photos of their horses. lol
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb 21
I'm sure you'll get some nice shots. As you say people will like photos of their horses - of course they can take their own but they won't often get any of themselves riding.
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 21
That was the trouble when we had the harness ponies. We had to rely on others to take photos of us. But by the time we stopped driving, we had quite a few photos.
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@MmaiLuv (958)
• Indonesia
13 Feb 21
Have a good time,i like watching horses too
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 21
They are a very noble creature, aren't they?
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@MmaiLuv (958)
• Indonesia
13 Feb 21
@JudyEv ya agree with u,yes, the other creatures too
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