Hey Babe,
Had a pretty good night sleep, woke up before the alarm again, it’s still working on Eastern time, but that’s okay. I wanted the extra time to get ready since my foot is making me work at half speed. Got the horses fed, then Lola and I, but it was raining off and on the whole time. With a break in the rain, I saddled up Flash, then put him back in his stall so he could keep eating until I was ready to go. We had planned on meeting at the intersection of the trail the first meets between their camp and mine, but it was still raining a bit, so we decided to postpone until about noon when the rain was supposed to be gone. I actually put on my rain suit, the one I bought for the Colorado rafting trip in the Grand Canyon a few years back, and haven’t worn since, but it was perfect for today. I left about 11:40, and ended up going all the way into camp, where the gals were just about ready. We headed out on one of the two loops that are closest, though they’re both about 10 miles long each. It was quite a beautiful ride. All the trees were such a verdant green after the rain, really spectacular. Parts of the trail had a lot of gravel, particularly at the beginning, and there were also a few muddy spots, but nothing too bad. Flash’s boots stayed on quite well until we did a canter, then, of course, one popped off. Unfortunately, even though I’ve been using the woolen gaters that were supposed to prevent rubbing, both of his feet ended up with bad abrasions, so he’s not going to be a happy camper when we go riding again tomorrow. But I guess developing callouses is the only way he’s going to be boot ready again. Never used to have this problem, but I guess his feet have gotten soft with all that Florida riding. Anyway, we had a good time, I had put the GPS route on my Garmin so we didn’t get lost at all, thank goodness. Trails are fairly well marked, as long as you have a map and see the signs, which are sometimes easy to miss. It wasn’t as stunning as the TN ride earlier this week, but it wasn’t bad. Parted from the gals on the intersection, got back to camp, finally met Kristen, and she agreed to let me put my horses in one of her little pastures, so that will be nice for them, especially Apollo, who immediately rolled then ran for a bit. Settled in for the evening, watched a movie about the prison program where they train horses, just like the auction we enjoyed in Nevada back in 2014 (I had to look that up!). Another great memory! Well, tea is made, won’t be long for my shower. Supposed to be better weather tomorrow, so we’re planning on getting out a bit earlier. Good night, darlin’! Love you!
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