Hey Babe,
Got up with the alarm today because I had arranged to meet with one of the folks from the OTL and start marking trails out in the Corbett Wildlife Management Area. I forgot to mention that I had spent some time on Friday pressure washing the little horse trailer, because I knew I would need it today, and got it all ready last night except for hooking it up to the truck, which I did in no time. I picked her up at her house in Jupiter Farms at 9:00 and we headed out there. The road wasn't any better than it was last year, so it took us nearly 45 minutes just to get half a dozen miles. I brought Apollo along because she has a stock horse with a slow walk (I think he's an Arab), and they turned out to be perfectly matched, and got along just fine. With all the rain we had here in December, there were places where the water was so high we practically had to swim! But mostly it was about knee high or less, though chest-high wasn't uncommon. I brought Lola along as well, and there were a couple of stretches where she had to swim quite a ways, but you know her, she loved it! We scouted out a couple of routes, and it became very clear to me why I got lost so badly in there last year, they really dropped the ball on marking some of the turns and forks. Now I have a better feel for it, and we put up most of the markers that we're going to need, but I'll need to go back and take a few markers down, since we decided to change the route in a couple of places due to the high water. It's possible that it will go down quite a bit if it stays sunny, and some places may be easier to pass, so I'll wait a couple of weeks to make the final decision. We were on the trail for four hours, and only did nine miles (compared to my endurance ride, 25 miles in 3:51) so you can imagine how slow the pace was! Still, it was a nice ride, it was great being back out in the wilderness on my horse! I finally dropped her off just after 3:00 and got back to the house shortly afterward. Jeff had left Frost out and kept Flash in the paddock, so I needed his help getting Apollo in the paddock because Frost was hanging out at the gate. He managed to get Frost away from the gate long enough to open it, and I slipped in real quick with Apollo (but not before the goats managed to get in, too), and then suddenly Frost leapt forward and bit Jeff on his back, and scraping his arm with his teeth along the way. Jeff went nuts, calling him all kinds of names and chased after him with a stick, well, you know that biting is the one thing you can't tolerate, so he did his best to let Frost know that was a mistake, but I didn't get the impression Frost gave one whit about that. Jeff was really disappointed, though, you know how much he thinks that horse is sweet, though I've been telling him that Frost can't be trusted, and now he's seen firsthand what I mean. He's going to have some big bruises, though he didn't cut through the skin much, mostly just a scrape. Anyway, after that episode everyone calmed down a bit. It was hot, so I got in my bathing suit and took a quick dip in the pool, then ordered a new controller for the lift chair that quit working, I found one for less that $14, so if it works, I can still sell it for the same amount of money and not be out very much. I also learned that the brothers had finally fixed the pullout step on the trailer, that little job I asked them to do last year that they never got around to. I think Karl persuaded Jeff to help him do it because he knows I'm ticked off with him not finishing the converter job yesterday. Glad to have the stair done, though, I'm sure there will be places where it will be better than using the mounting block like we've been doing, when it sits a little lower. Anyway, finally finished off the chores and relaxed during the evening with the TV, but now it's time to head off to bed. Goodnight, my love!
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