Poker Ride and camping at Princess Place

Boy, did we ever have a great time last weekend! Some of us got together to participate in a Poker Ride and then stayed over to ride again the next day. I LOVE Princess Place......it's just so pretty and diverse. Since it's a preserve, there is no hunting and the deer just lollygag around for your viewing pleasure. The only downside to this trip was TICKS ! They attacked people and horses equally - we had to make sure to keep ourselves loaded up with repellent.

This picture is of me and Stylin just horsin around in the afternoon before the dinner bell rang. Some of us high tied our horses and some used portable corrals. The camping is primitive but they do have a bathhouse with hot water, so it's not bad at all.

What made the trip even MORE fun was that my non-horsey sister, Robbin, joined us Saturday afternoon after the poker ride. That's Robb on the left and me on the right. She had a blast sitting around our non-fire with us, telling stories and entertaining my friends. (there is a burn ban so we had to have a pretend fire)

Traci actually won the best hand in the Poker Ride with a prize of $100! Woo-hoo ! We ride for the fun of it, but the money doesn't hurt, right Traci? Here's a picture of Traci and her excellent trail horse, Tucker, who recently won their division in an Trail Obstacle Competition.

Our group this time consisted of me and Robbin, Cathy, Traci and Mike, Mustang, Chele, Liz, Marilyn and her daughter Rachel. We are a diverse group with varying riding skills and styles, but get along tremendously. Here's a picture of a few of us hanging around when some of the others went out for a second ride on Saturday. Also a picture of us doing surgery on Traci's head, where a tick decided to grow roots among her curly golden locks. :-)

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