Spent the morning doing some writing and other computer work, and waiting for an impending rain shower to pass, before saddling up the horses and heading out to Tuscarora Trail. I vaguely remember this trail was a bit muddy the last time we took it (and that was 4 years ago!) But considering that other than this brief shower today it hadn't rained for a while, we were hoping it wouldn't be too bad. The road to Tuscarora had recently been graded, so it was wider and uglier than it used to be, but we had no trouble finding the trail again. It's a nice trail, but there were sections that were pretty muddy, though we didn't have problems with the mud until I finally lost a boot crossing a particularly muddy stream. I rinsed it off as best I could in a muddy puddle and put it back on, then lost it again climbing up the C Trail, which also had a lot of mud. By the third time I lost the left boot I gave up and carried it, and shortly after that, the right boot came off as well! Very unusual for these Cavallos to come off, but I guess they were no match for this deep sucking mud. Retrieved that boot, but didn't bother to put it on, once they're this muddy it's pointless, so I carried them the rest of the way. Apollo was getting a bit annoyed at the footing, rodeo-ing on me a couple of times (even going uphill!) so he was relieved when I didn't put the boots back on. Fortunately, the gravel roads here are mostly dirt, so we walked along the shoulder the rest of the way home. Got back and everybody got a bath, since mud had splashed up all over. I spoke with another woman who I saw had boots, and asked her if she had trouble keeping them on. She said they were Epic Gloves, and she had to tape them on to keep them on, so that may be an alternative for me next time we ride. Put the horses out to graze again, and began cocktail hour and a relaxing evening.
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