After a day off from dialysis, Hubby's legs were a bit stronger, so today I once again saddled up both horses, and this time, he was able to get on. We had decided to change saddles, as the Aussie saddle I've been using has kind of a high cantle, which made it hard for him to get his leg over last time, so I added a thick pad and used his old Abetta cordura saddle from Clio on him, and he had a much easier time getting his leg up over it. Up and running, and praying thet Apollo didn't explode any more and Flash would stay calm and not get too excited, we headed off to the trailhead that would wind us down to the Withlacoochee River. I had been trying to do the blue trail in reverse to get to the Fish Camp, but hadn't succeeded, but today we did it! We mostly kept Apollo in front to keep the pace slow, and Flash did a great job of staying slow and overall behaving himself the entire way. It's almost as if he knows Hubby needs special care and accommodates him accordingly. More likely he was just tired after two days of pretty hard riding, though he didn't behave as though he was the least bit tired. He never does, which is why I think this horse will be great for endurance, if I can keep up his conditioning. We were out for nearly four miles, which is a good ride for Hubby at the moment, and we were both pleased at the whole day. After getting the horses and Hubby settled in to his dialysis, I started doing some packing for our departure tomorrow. The rest of the day was just another ordinary day on the road!
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