Had a so-so night sleep, a leisurely morning, then finally saddled up and headed out at around 2:00. There’s only one “real” trail here, the Sandhills Trail, but then there’s a number of firebreaks that cut back and forth along the forest. Not a terribly interesting trail, typical Florida, though a few rises in the grade here and there made for a slightly more interesting ride than we’ve had in a while. Horses were definitely raring to go, though, having been cooped up in a box stall for the last two days, although this morning I did put them out on their anchors for a while. Got lots of canters in, they were ready! We followed the trail as described in the maps, and which they claimed was 6.5 miles long, but according to my GPS was barely 5 miles. They also claim over 18 miles of trails, and I suppose if you went down every fire road and fire break you might be able to come up with that, but it’s not a very interesting forest, though I guess it was a good re-entry into the trail riding life-style. Enjoyed it nonetheless, “no hour on the back of a horse is ever wasted!”
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