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The Long Riders' Guild
Saskia's horses
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mares are simply sweet. Momo, which I ride is nearly as high as Dakota which I
used to ride in France. Momo resembles a barrel and you can hardly feel her withers.
She sometimes gets on my nerves when she dawdles so that I have to drive her
on. She is good at trot and comfortable in gallop which I can only
enjoy very rarely as Luna carrying the luggage must follow suit. Momo is very
cuddly and totally sweet. The saddle fits as if made to measure. She is bridled
with a hackamore allowing her to react to my slightest bridle movements, left,
right, backwards - no problem. She is not used to being tethered, and a long
rope makes her completely unhappy, as she gets into a panic when one leg gets
tangled up, instead of moving that leg back slowly.
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Luna
the white mare in charge of carrying my luggage is a clown. She emanates joie de
vivre and is not afraid of anything, examines everything edible, and would jump
obstacles for a handful of hay. As soon as we stop she looks around for a small
blade of grass. At first the luggage intimidated her a lot but now no longer; it
is a matter of course. She stands like a rock when I heave the 25 kilo chests
onto her saddle. Hobbles are no problem for her. It looks as if she had none.
When tied with long rope she runs about as if she were unleashed allowing the
rope to play around her four feet. Her character is friendly and cuddly like
Momo. These two are inseparable. When I fetch them from the paddock I only need
to lead one of them with a rope, the other will follow. At noon I unload Luna
and hobble her. She can graze perfectly. Momo runs about grazing with the rope
hanging freely. She doesn’t walk far although the rope is not tied to anything."
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| Repollito is an
8-year-old Criollo gelding which was bought for Ernesto when he was riding with
Saskia in February. Saskia kept the horse, who turned out to be very
intelligent. "Suddenly Repollito stopped. I got off and pulled him to
follow. In the beginning he refused, but then decided to trust me.
What a mistake.. He sank in the water up to his stomach and couldn't get
out. I took off his saddle, but that was no help. He simply could
not get out." But he did get out in the end, brave
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