Barbrook 26km Endurance Ride - Vlog 288 - Beth Endurance

Tissy and I had a great time at the Barbrook social ride! It's such a varied and technical course with stunning views and changing scenery. I opted to do the 32km but then shortened it to 26km by not doing the 6km farm ride at the end. I just decided that as much as she would have enjoyed it, that Tissy would have wanted to canter the lovely grassy fields and she'd done enough for the day.

It's the first time she's actually wanted to walk while out and about rather than go a million miles an hour and I see that as a sign for us to slow down and take it a bit easier. Don't get me wrong she had her ears pricked and wanted to trot and canter everywhere, but when I asked her to walk she actually happily walked on a loose rein.

She looked really good at the end, if I do say so myself, and I'm excited for her to have a couple more adventures before the summer is over.

This ride had an added bonus to the excellent route, a complimentary sausage bap, or sausage cob if you're from Derbyshire. It was a really lovely cherry on the cake before we made the journey back home.