Cold Ride

Dove and I got a good ride in yesterday. It went up to near 40 and there was very little wind. Not a lot of sunshine, but still....... Won't be enough days like that in the coming months.

Dove is a pleasure. She balks at times, but given her age, four and a half, she has a solid mind for trail riding. She doesn't spook a lot or jump around, and when she gets scared, she just stops. I get off and lead her at times. I want her to know the route we rode yesterday. Trinity road. Its a straight shot, five miles, to Doug and Darcy's. Good conditioning course. Good trotting, though the road can be hard on the legs. We'll see how she holds up and how her stamina builds.

Mine? Well, that needs work. I am grateful for the saddle time yesterday..... three...three and half hours..... something like that. A lot of trotting. She has a gait that I can sit, and we'll build on that. I feel more substantial in my body after a long ride. More substantial. ... Sure there are aches and pains, but.... there's also a good feeling that is akin to any exercise, other than this one requires harmonization with a partner of another species. Cool, huh?

I'll add a pic later.