TVH Closing Meet at Riverplains Farm 2010

Today was our hunt club's Closing Meet. Yes, it was extremely muddy like the majority of all the hunts this season. I think this was the muddiest hunt season I can remember in the past 21 years of hunting! I rode my mare Isabella and she was perfect and so nice to ride:) John took out Earl Grey, a up incoming hunt horse for his second hunt ever. He rode in the back of first field and just opened a few gates instead of jumping coops, but still got to go fast and enjoy the action. I was so proud of him for keeping up and sliding down the mud hills (that seem to go on forever when its muddy), crossing the ever widening creeks and scrambling up the steep muddy banks. Plus he did all this with no shoes on! I think he is going to do great next hunt season. Erin D. was riding her young hunt horse Taos and jumped their first coop ever today. One of of our ex-MFH Jim S. rode Falstaff and sailed beautifully over the coops and muddy terrain. It was good to see him out again. Well another great day was had by all and now onto show season and trail riding. Until next fall and the fun starts all over again with cub hunting:) Cheers!