Saffron forges the river in Norco, CA

My friend, Alyssa, and I headed up to Norco, CA for a weekend of fun in March, 2012.  We spent 3 days trail riding, competing in an ACTHA CTC and, on the last day, riding a few miles into town to go tack shopping and catch some lunch.  Nicknamed "Horsetown", Norco is such a cool town and  has hitching posts and water in front of nearly every business.

One of the things I love about Saffron is that traffic, including blasting motorcycles, fire engines, big rigs, garbage trucks, etc., don't bother her in the least.  They can practically brush by us and she won't even flick an ear at them.

We don't have much water to ride through where we live, so it was a real treat to ride in the rivers there.  If it had been a little warmer, I would have taken Saffy's tack off and let her play in the water a bit with just a halter.  She REALLY wanted to roll in it and did some flamboyant water slapping with her front hooves.

Like my hat?  Guess what, it's not a hat, it's a shade brim on a helmet.  Everyone I met on the trail loved it and couldn't believe it was actually a helmet.  Finally, a brim that makes a helmet look like a hat, not a pumpkin, on your head.  The helmet is a low profile one by PegasusHelmets.com and the brim is the Da Brim from JustEquus.com  It has the best sun protection I've ever seen and stayed on through our gallops and in the crazy wind we had that weekend.  Order one now, summer is coming and you are going to WANT one of these!