Riding Horses on the Beach

On Monday, we went to Eagle Rock Equestrian Center to ride some horses! It is just down the road from the house, so we’ve been passing it every day and finally got to go.

From the stable, they turned right onto our street. The house is about a mile ahead of them on their left. They headed to the beach, which is on their right.

They crossed over the beach to the other side, which is Derrynane. Luckily it was low tide.

Then they rode along the dunes. Ahead of them is Derrynane beach, where we climbed the rocks and found the tadpoles the other day. To their far right, just out of the photo, is Derrynane House, which we visited earlier this same day.

When they got to the end of the dunes, they turned around and headed back. The house is up on the hill ahead of them, on the far left of the photo. The whole ride lasted about an hour and ten minutes. The weather and tide were perfect!

While the big kids were on their beach ride, Nora and I stayed back at the stable and she got a special lesson! (Kids under 7 are not allowed on the beach ride due to insurance reasons) Wendy’s daughter, Lilly Mae, was her coach and they had a great time together!

She got to go several turns around the ring and the obstacles. Lilly Mae taught her how to steer the horse, how to stand in the stirrups, etc. Then she got to check out the inside of the stables and help to fill the horses’ buckets with fresh water for them because they are always thirsty after a trek to the beach.

Sunset on Monday evening. What a great day we had!

Enjoying tea with a view after dinner on Monday. It got pretty chilly as the sun went down. We all agreed the house needs a fire pit for these chilly nights.

After our fun and busy day, Nora fell asleep in seconds and slept all the way until 8:45 the next morning! She’s usually up by 7, so I guess we really tuckered her out!