Almost Ready to Roll

WHEEEEEEE!


Dazzby and I had the most delightful ride tonite.

We just ran down to the trail by the river to get a quick 5 miles in.  We are leaving for the Milwaukee Road Rail Trail on Friday, so it was just an easy ride this evening.

Backtracking a bit. 

Last Wednesday we went out for a similar ride and Dazzby was a spooky nut.  We'd finished the 5 mile trail and she was just full of herself, still.  So, we went off trail into the sand and did a little cantering.  We'd been going for about a mile or two and she was just getting stronger and stronger on the bit. She was galloping and I felt like I was back galloping racehorses!   Finally I pulled her up, and she was a blowin'.

Dazz was covered in sweat from head to toe, and we walked and walked to cool out.  I thought we might have over done it just a  tad.

Two days later we went out for a slow ride with Michelle and Coco.  Coco is Michelle's awesome trail mare, she goes anywhere!  And is sure footed too.  Coco is a big QH, and doesn't have as fast a gait at Dazzby, usually.  Well that day Dazzby was just lagging behind, ears kinda flat, gait kinda flat.  We did a little bit of jogging and smidge of canter but mostly walked the five mile loop.

Well, today I had my usual mare back, ears pricked, on the bit and forward!  Yeah.

Now, I just gotta pack, go grocery shopping, do laundry, figure out something for the potluck (eeek), and, oh yeah, I gotta find some plain old grass hay!  Apparently the 450 bales we put up last summer wasn't quite enough this year. 

Almost ready!

Dazzby at Ft. Stevens 2009