Did not ride yesterday, although Chrsytal did body work on Luba. She had lots going on in her poll (all that cow watching?) and her lumbar and hind end had some tension after the ride on Tuesday. Otherwise, she seemed okay, all things considered.
Around 11:30 I suddenly noticed that the rain had stopped! We threw on our breeches, popped in our contact lenses and off we went back to the Ganny. Headed into the central forest this time.
Luba started off feeling good and was eating like crazy and drinking out of puddles on trail. But after about 8 miles, she was wanting to go slower on the up hills. We slowed down to a walk and took a big break at the horse parking lot where she ate grass non-stop. Then she had a pee that looked like she was getting behind with her hydration. Muscles, gait and attitude all good, so we just headed back towards the trailhead by the most direct route walking all the way. Muscle sore from Tuesday? Heading back into tie-up territory?
We ended up being out almost 4 hours for almost 14 miles. Definitely more distance and more elevation than we have done since Pine Tree. HRM was wonky today - need to check that out.
Thanks to Chrystal, I did figure out how to set my Garmin map so that north is always at the top. So now I can use it to breadcrumb my way home.
Rob got off work early enough to join us for dinner in Peterborough at La Hacienda. Great food and great company! DQ for dessert :)
Tomorrow we head home.
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