January 6th 2010 - First Ride of the year!

On January 6th, Hannah came up to take me out for the first time since the snow cleared.

We decided to have a nice hack around the quiet roads in the frosty sunshine.

I was feeling rather fizzy and ready to go, until a pheasant jumped out of the hedge and gave both Hannah and I a heart-attack!

We had a nice, long canter along a grass verge and a little jump over a ditch, which I enjoyed VERY much! ( I think Hannah likes going faster and jumping too!)

Hannah was talking about some 'man versus horse' marathon in June of this year that she wants to do-sounds like a lot of work and means I have to go on a diet! -Ooh err!

Happy Hacking Everybody!!!

November 13th 2010 -HUNTING!

Well, as it has been a busy few months, my rider Hannah has some catching-up to do!

So there will be a few back-dated blogs from over the past couple of months so you can all see what we have been up to!

On Saturday November 13th, we hacked down to Pantsaeson for the Hunt, it was a beautiful place to spend the day and we had several hours of fun!  The best bit was definitely when I decided that I wasn't going to stop and hang around with the other horses, but carry on at full gallop onward into the next field!  Hannah was very embarassed, but I loved it! Hee hee!

I was a VERY muddy boy when hannah Arrived to get ready for the hunt, just to make her work that little bit harder!

This was after I raced off in front of everyone, Hannah made me stay at the back for the rest of the afternoon to stop me doing it again!

HOUNDS!!!

This lane was part of the bridlepath that we hunted along- it was so pretty!

After 6 hours in the saddle, Hannah and I finally got home to a nice warm bath and some snacks before I was let out to have a nice roll in my field and munch on some grass!

What a fun day we had!  When can we go again???

Hello!

Hello!

As this is the first post, let me introduce myself properly...

My name is Archie (or Archduke if you want to know my showing name) but I also get called Archie Bear, Carrot Monster and Bogbrush (?) a lot too... 

I am an Exmoor Pony Gelding (which means I cannot sire any babies, although I have in the past) living in Wales.  I enjoy hacking, jumping, hunting, cuddles and most recently, Medieval Re-enactment.
This blog is maintained by my rider, Hannah, who loves spending time with me and taking hundreds of photographs!  Hannah is also my partner in mischief and we can often be seen hacking, hunting or generally having a good time whenever the weather allows.  This blog will hopefully become a record of my trips out, medieval re-enactment appearances and training and general every-day mischief.

I hope you enjoy reading it and looking at all the pretty photographs!

Just remember - I'm anybody's friend if they have CARROTS!