Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Day #4 -- Middlebury, Vermont

Today I woke up at 8 AM, went for a five-mile run (through the woods and out onto a lookout point over Lake George...gorgeous), had breakfast (cereal, toast, peaches, milk), went for a swim, went out in the two-person kayak, packed our stuff, and headed for Middlebury, Vermont.  First, we went to the University of Vermont (UVM) Morgan Horse Farm.  We arrived for the 12 PM tour, which started with a nice 10-minute overview video.  We were then taken on a tour of the barns, arena, and grounds.  After the tour (about 45 minutes...not including the video), we were able to walk around even more and get some great pictures.  We even got to pet some baby Morgans...the signs say "Don't Feed or Pet the Horses"...but we know what we're doing and the babies enjoyed it.  You understand, right?  How can anyone avoid the adorable face of a little precious Morgan foal??  After looking around, we had lunch (beef brisket/cheese sandwiches, cashews, chips, pie, water), then headed to visit some of Val's former college youth group leaders.  We chatted with them and snapped a few pictures, then headed on to her college friends.  They have a beautiful dairy farm and we enjoyed an outdoor supper as the sun set (grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, salad, vegetables, water, lemonade, cookies, maple-syrup-topped ice cream).  We enjoyed visiting, talking, catching up, and photos.  Finally, we headed back to Silver Bay (stopped for gas) and arrived at 10:30.  We unpacked and I am now going to shower and get to bed as quickly as possible.  Have a great day!


A Morgan foal shows off his high spirits.


Two apprentices have some fun with Morgans.


Here I am petting a sweet little Morgan foal.


Two Morgan foals check out each other.


Here I am with the "Figure" statue (Figure was the foundation of all Morgan horses) and the main barn at the UVM Morgan Horse Farm.

~Anna~

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