Winery Ride In Benton City, Wa, pics of course :) Options

[Casey01]

Here are some pics from our ride in Benton City, WA on Sat Oct 31st! Lots of wind, but it was warm with the sun being out! Got to taste alot of really good wines. Can't wait to do it again next year.
Thank you to the Purple Sage Riders out of Tri Cities, WA for hosting such a great ride.
On to the pics...

Friend Geri bundling up.

Geri & Willy waiting to head out

Headed to our first winery

What a pretty picture

Gorgeous scenery

And the next one...

On to the last one

Paige & I, taking a break

Great turnout

Exhausted, ready to go home.


This post has been edited by Casey01: Nov 3 2009, 05:04 PM

[meekie]

Looks like a great day and a great ride! Good for you and thanks for taking us along.

[Appaloosalady]

Very pretty scenery, nice looking horses.

[HorsingRound]

Wow! How many riders were there? (...and how many needed to sleep there over night?)

There is a riding club in SoCal devoted to "winery rides." Bet they get a little rowdy on some of their rides. I know when I went on a ride to winery once, I bought a bottle to take home, but it kept "slipping" out of the saddlebag, and it was empty by the time I got back to my rig. Imagine that.

I see that your horse has "Reeds" in her name. I used to have a QH named "Reed's Nifty Nugget." He was a really nice horse. I wish I hadn't sold him--the lady who got him has had him 15 years now.

[Megs]

Well hey neighbor! Looks like you were in my neck of the woods this weekend!! In fact, it looks like you might have been just a few miles from my house. Which wineries did you get to?

[sleepy&louise]

Love the pics. I used to live in benton city when I was a kid. My dad had a horse training business and we rode all over those hills. He would ride colts and I would ride my horse. I have great memories from riding around there. Your profile says your in Yakima, that's where he lives now, out in Tampico and I'm in Goldendale. Looks like you guys had a good time.

[jklucky2001]

Nice pics! Aren't winerys pretty! We have a friend who owns one and it is such a pretty place to ride.

Here's my daughter there last summer.


Hey I have a horse that is a relative of yours and Horsing's. Our red dunn QH we got this spring for my hubby is named Reed's Smokin Reba. Here she is.


We call her Sierra, but I love her. So easy to ride she doesn't spook, she goes where she is pointed and although she doesn't rush through things, she is always ready to go. Very nice bloodlines IMHO!

[HorsingRound]

I pulled the copy of the papers of "Niño" out of my filing cabinet to check his bloodlines. His sire was Impressive Reed; he was an Impressive grandson on the top, grandson of Lucky Joe Glo on the bottom. Foaled in Colorado, owned originally by someone in New Mexico. Are our horses cousins?

Funny, with Quarter Horses, there is enough variety and numbers of horses in the bloodlines that many horses are not even remotely related. Midnight Sun's name appears three times on my Tennessee Walker's papers, and on just about every walking horse out there, it seems--they're all cousins!

[Casey01]

To Meekie and Appaloosalady: Thanks a bunch. Always love sharing pics of our rides.

Horsinround: They told us about 250 riders. And it looked like about 50-100 were overnighters.
This group was a blast...no rowdies at all...and everyone was SUPER friendly.
Oh she is a GREAT horse...have owned her 7 years as of Oct this year. Wouldn't trade her for the world. She is a BS Paint out of Ima Painted Reed. I don't think she has Impressive on her papers.

Megs: WAY COOL!! So where abouts are you? We will have to hook up when we are in the area next.
We hit Tapteil and Oakridge (?) and 3 others but for the life of me, I can't remember the names...sorry. haha

Sleepy: THANK YOU! VERY COOL!! Well then...Howdy neighbor!!

JK: Yeah it was a blast! Can't wait to go again next year. Cute pics...thanks for sharing.

[Megs]

I'm in West Richland....just at the base of Candy Mtn. up off of Bombing Range.

If they do that ride next year I may just go. Granted Hattie will be just over 3, so she may be too young to take. :)

[equinitis]

That looks like a great time was had by all! Love a success story. Beautiful country too and great pics. Thanks for sharing.

[mo qh trail ride...]

Winery tours by horseback. That sounds like so much fun. I never realized how pretty the grape leaves look in the fall. Great pictures, but just not enough of them. Thanks for sharing.

[Utahcowgirl]

Wow, great pics of a very BEAUTIFUL ride! For a second I thought your post said "wintery" ride lol! I was thinking, GEEEEZ dont peg winter on us yet Loved the scenery pics and you and your horse look great together. THanks for sharing!