Limestone country- Glen Murray
The trek was organised by the Glenn Murray Adult Riding Club who have been doing this ride for a number of years. The ride is across very large pastoral farms, weaving between limestone blocks, vast paddocks, creek crossings and patches of bush. we were often reduced to single horse file down steep hillsides and round cliffs. One false footstep on the part of the horse and we are gone!!
One paddock was called the "ninety acres paddock" I am sure it was a conservative estimate. The pace was sedate compared to any endurance ride I have done but the terrian was far more challenging.
Day one was a five hour ride to the woolshed to house us all, the weather was overcast with showers which was quite pleasant. Day two morning was a beach ride, so we set off on a half hour trek to the wild black sand beach with the tide almost full, the pounding of the surf and sea spray was daunting to our young horses who stood on the shore and gaped.
West coast beach on Glen Murray pTrek08All photos of this story courtesy of Linda Thornton.The cobs enjoyed a great pipe opener back down the beach. In the afternoon we trekked for one and half hour over extremely difficult terrain to a cafe. We descended a steep tomo strewn slope with steep sided stream crossings- what a day! the most challenging riding ever for myself and certainly for Conor. BR>
At the cafe, a well earned break for horses and riders
On attending this ride we did not know what to expect, only that we were riding from an airstrip to the coast, camping in and around a woolshed for two nights and riding back on the third day. It turned out to be an awesome, challenging and never to be forgotten ride.