Well, got a group together and we took this weekend to take the horses to the beach -- spent Sat night inland at some very cool cabins and did some riding there, then headed over to Croatan National Forest to roll in the sand!!!  Amazing place, gorgeous trails, I'm in love!!

 Me and the boy...

 Our barn m ates, Pete, on the left, and Maggie, with her head in Pete's bum!

Mmmm, thanks mom, I was thirsty!!

 .....Ughhhhh!!!  No, no, now I am not, ick salty!!!

 Group photo!!!

 Trail view:

 Oh, can't leave without a good sand roll!!  (click image for video)

 And, the finale.....BEACH CANTER!!!!!! (click image for video)

Sounds like a lot of fun. Love the videos, too! Solo looks very handsome in his Sunset halter, too.

WOW!!!  That looks amazing!!!!

Lucky you!!!! 

 Hee hee, thanks!!!  Actually, 3 horses in our group were in Sunset halter/bridles -- you can see Stormy the paint in her red one in the group pic, and Pete has one that he wears when being ridden.  Stormy and Pete's mums were jealous when they saw Solo's and so they had to have one!  I have another barn buddy that got a grey one for her boy and Maggie's mum is saving up for one too -- I swear, I should get a commission for marketing these things!!!

I'm VERY jealous! Looks like TONS of fun!

Jessi

 What FUN!  The sand and water look very inviting.  And, look at the event horse galloping through the water!!

cool pics! I will switch you for the beach and you can have our foot of snow!!!

Ahhhhhh, no!!!!!!!!  I moved south to get AWAY from snow, and I'm staying thank you!  Thanks for the offer though.....

Great pics!  Doncha just love the beach! We go camping every year at a horse camp near the ocean, only no gentle waves lapping at the beach... the  horses have learned that sometimes water chases you!

Hahahhah -- that would be funny -- this wasn't the ocean, this is the mouth of the Neuse River where it meets the Pamlico Sound, so still salty, but no big waves.  We want to do a trip to ride the Outer Banks, but will need a longer weekend!

Great pics Solaris! I like the one where Solo found out the ocean water wasn't very tasty.

Mae

What a beautiful place to be! A horsey vacation (sighs) The photos and videos are great - I especially like the first one The blue color is so serene as it blends from the river to the sky...ahhh.. It looks like lovely place to be. If you can straighten the horizon line, it will be the perfect picture to hang on your wall. (Or I can fix it for you - if you'd like)

Was there something like an equine resort over there? Or did you board your horses at a stable nearby?

 LOL -- no, resort.  The closest place to stay is about 45 mins to an hour away, but they have cabins and stalls for overnight, plus trails, so we rode there, then trailered over to the beach Sunday morning.  This place is in the middle of NOWHERE, but they hope to have horse camping facilities someday.  Even the trails are fairly new, maybe within the last year or so.

Well call me jealous! Lol!!! Looks like you all had a great time!

Oh, I am soooooo jealous!!! I have only ever dreamed of riding my horse on a beach.  Waaaaa.  I want to sooooo bad!!!!  Looks like you had a lot of fun.