After the best night sleep we've had in awhile, with perfect sleeping temps in the mid-50s, Hubby, who's been feeling better in the last few days than he has in a long, long time, was ready to go for a good ride today, even though we had traveled yesterday, so after breakfast and a quick hoof trim, we saddled up and hit the trail just before noon, taking the dogs along with us. Lola is learning to be quite a good trail dog, though she's young and still doesn't always come when she's called, especially when she's almost back to camp, but most of the time is really good. Little Billy somehow manages to keep up, despite his little legs, and he stayed with us for the whole 4+ miles. We started out on the road west out of camp, then cut over onto C trail, turned a bit early as we made our way down to B trail, then got onto Mohawk trail, which is usually one of our favorites, but with all the rain, it was very muddy. In fact, for the first time since I've been using them, I kept losing my Cavallo horse boots. Hubby had no problem, so I think it had more to do with maybe the fresh trim I did on Apollo's feet before we left, I might have trimmed a bit too much, but the mud here was really heavy and pulled them right off on several occasions. Once it was so deep in the mud I couldn't even see it, and walked back about a quarter mile just trying to find it, only to finally discover it feet away from where I first noticed it missing. It was a miracle I could even find it, it was so deep in the mud! I gave up on boots at that point, tying them to my saddle for the rest of the trip home, which fortunately, didn't include too many stony areas. It was a great ride though, although Apollo was feeling a bit restless and evidently frustrated at the footing, and Clio got a bit frustrated, too. The last stretch home was all on the road, though, so they were settled down by the time we got back to camp. I did a couple of loads of laundry, figuring I better get it done while the sun was shining, because the forecast is rain for the rest of the weekend. Helped some neighbors get their awning down, then just settled down for the day. A great ride, and we feel right at home here, with perfect temps and a beautiful day. It doesn't get much better than this!
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