There really isn't a lot to do in Unionville, but Trish made sure I saw all the local attractions.
I bet you're jealous that you haven't seen all these amazing sites!
It was fun though, and every drive involved passing through scenery like this...
and this. Beautiful!
1994
Shelly was staying in a cute little apartment over one of the outbuildings. She took care of the family's horses, as well as some of the neighbor's horses. This pinto gelding belonged to Bruce Springsteen.
Shelly and Arabesque.
We spent the morning in Colts Neck and then headed over to the Donovan's Reef in Sea Bright, New Jersey.
Shelly and I having way too much fun.
Although Shelly and I lost track of each other for more than a decade, we have recently reconnected through Facebook. Hurray for Facebook! It's so wonderful to find old friends!
This is Diana. I met her while I was working at Judy's Tack Shop. She had worked for one of Judy's main competitors, Quail Hollow Tack, and the two of us had spent many a hot summer afternoon comparing notes. I liked Diana very much so we kept in touch after she left the tack shop and took a job working on a small horse farm in rural New Jersey. 
Diana loved her dogs as much I loved mine, and we tried very hard to take a picture of the three of them on this stone wall.
Unfortunately my goofy puppy refused to pose properly!
Gizmo, Diana, Penny, Jennifer and Abbie.
Trish and I on the wall. 
Sharing a laugh. This was such a fun vacation--filled with friends, fun and beautiful horses! 
I love Surprise--he's so cute! 
After Surprise was put up, we went for a ride. Trisha's mount was Cyrano.
I love Cyrano, too. He's one of those "so ugly he's cute" type of horses.
I rode Katie...
and Cara rode Austin (he's the one on the right).
Cara and I hung out for a little bit after our ride, but I wasn't kidding when I said that Trisha's schedule is full. Almost as soon as she climbed off Cyrano, she was right back to work helping a young student get ready for her riding lesson.
Hair everywhere! Seth says Abbie sheds too much, but I think Phoenix has her beat!
Trisha's family lived on forty acres and owned nearly that many Arabian horses. The old grey mare in the first two pictures was Trisha's favorite--NBD Peace.
This is one of the three horses I rode the most. Her name was NBD Hope. She is pictured with Mama Dog.
Mt View Angelcharm (Angel) was another of my regular mounts. This picture shows us standing in front of one of Wellington's many small lakes.
Me and NBD Thor.
These pictures were taken during the Southern California portion of our big roadtrip.
I took a lot of pictures in the few days I stayed with Trish, but most of them are horsey and more appropriate for my other blog.
Palm Bay is on the East Coast of Florida. Trish's apartment was close to the beach, and we went out for an evening stroll along the shore the night I was there.
I really liked this beach as it was not touristy at all. 
As you can see from these pictures there were far more birds than people.
I think I must have taken a whole roll of film just on the birds alone!
There were also a lot of shells.
We both picked a few pretty ones to take home with us. I think I might still have mine in the bottom of a box somewhere.
A picture of me.
And one of Trish!
January 1993.
Trish gave me this picture of herself and her favorite horse, Peace, in 1990.
