Hey Darlin'!
What a perfect day for a ride! After chores, breakfast and finishing a book, I saddled up Flash for our longest ride here. The weather was perfect, mid-70's, overcast but no rain, nice and quiet on the trails, fabulous! I planned a long near perimeter ride, out to the farthest west trails, then along the north and eastern borders. Flash was so brilliant, again! We did a nice walk for about the first hour, then his need for speed kicked in, and we continued intermittently between galloping, cantering and gaiting, with just the occasional walk. Man, I LOVE THIS HORSE! Every time I stopped just to give him a break, he wasn't interested. He hardly fussed at all, except on rare occasions when I made him turn off the trail he knew led home, but that only lasted a couple of steps before he dived back into his speedy pace. We did the 15.3 miles in 3:41, averaging over 4 mph, but most of the last half of the ride was better than 6 mph. No signs of lameness, either, for which I'm very grateful! Trimmed his front hooves before we left and his back hooves when we got back, just trying to stay on top of that. I did Apollo's all around yesterday. Rinsed him off, put him away, took Lola for a walk and settled down for the evening, giving both Flash and Lola an extra meal. Flash, because of all the calories he burned today, and Lola because she just seems to be getting thin. I need to get her checked for worms first chance I have, though her heartworm tabs should be doing most of that job. Settled down for a few episodes of House (I'm into the last season now), a quick veggie and shrimp dinner, off to shower and bed soon! Good night, babe! Love you!
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