Hiya Babe,
Had a good night sleep, no alarm this morning, it was cloudy and misty, but not exactly raining, with a forecast for skies to clear as the day went on, so after chores and breakfast, it was decided that we'd ride at 11:00. Kathy and I were both ready, but Sue took a bit longer, and it was 11:30 before we finally hit the trail. Our aim was to reach a place known as the watering hole, and fortunately, it took us on a few more trails I hadn't been on, so I feel like I've had a good, thorough workout on most of the trails here. Hard to say, since I haven't really seen a good map of the trails, so I don't know how many more are out there, but it seems that the way back to camp is always the same, so I'm thinking we've likely hit all the ones within reach. It was a lovely trail, and the rain had really tamped down the dust, which had been a problem yesterday before the storm. Not very much gravel, thankfully, at least until we got near camp, and we went down a creekbed, but it was all rounded river stone, so no problem. We stopped for a while down there for lunch and rock hunting, Kathy and Sue were on the hunt for some rock with a hole in it that apparently lets you see into the fairy world. We headed back after awhile, and the final mile, I moved out front and left them so that Flash could stretch his legs. Oddly, I thought riding with a Tennessee Walker and a off-track Thoroughbred would be compatible with speed demon Flash, but the gals only wanted to walk, and eventually, Flash got impatient, so I had to let him get it out of his system. When I got into camp, Kathy's husband told me that one of Sue's dogs and bit Kathy's neighbor Nicki, then ran off up the road. They had to take her to the hospital because the bite hit an artery. After putting Flash away, I waited for them to come down off the trail, which took another forty minutes, much longer than I had expected (well, Flash did gait all the way back). Sue went looking for her missing dog Pete while I put her horse away, but by the end of the day, he was still missing. He's a rescue and very leery of people, so we don't know how he'll behave in a strange neighborhood. Anyway, not much we can do at this point, except the usual getting the word out. I fixed some dinner, fed the horses, and settled down for the evening. Crazy, every time I sit in my chair I start to nod off. Must be the heat or something. Anyway, other than the unfortunate ending, it was a lovely day with a great ride, fingers crossed that Pete finds his way back. Heading to shower and bed shortly. Good night, my darlin'! Love you!
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