Hey Babe!
Only for the love of this event would I get up 90 minutes before dawn! Got the road signs put out first, then fed the horses and Lola. With a start time of 7:30, I was out by the road by then helping stop traffic so horses could cross at the trailhead, then again at 8:00 on the crossing north of the Equestrian Center. Then I put out some of the gorgeous alfalfa, then headed over for a quick breakfast at Helen’s house, which was the start of the ride, put a few more road signs out on the way. Got back to the trailer and actually was able to sit down and rest for awhile, imagine that! Feels like the first time I rested in ages! Silly Apollo is so bored, he kept grabbing the big water bucket with his teeth and tipping it over, FIVE TIMES today! I finally put one of the buckets over on Flash’s side so at least he had water, and left Apollo’s empty for awhile. I was assigned the job of marking in the finishers in the 50 mile race, with the finish line right here where I’m camped, so that kept me captive all afternoon. Not busy, just captive, which was fine, I actually got to read for several hours, what a change! All the horses finally got through just as it was getting dark. I ran over to turn in my login sheet, but there wasn’t anything else to do so I came back, picked up the last couple of signs, watched an hour of TV and now I’m super ready for my shower and bed, even though it’s barely 8:00. Tomorrow we have to go out and retrieve all the markers, so another busy day! That’s it, I’m done, good night! Love you!
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