First mountain trail ride of 2021

I was awake early today, perhaps the trail ride but did put H in garage at 5:30 but was up and fed her early around 7:45. I had the cats let out and hay tossed to the horses too before 8 am. Shaina was up at 6 making a cap and another at 7 for her early meeting day and checkins. A cap was next in order for me too with some cereal as I packed up some snacks and decanted kombuchas into travel mugs for our trail ride. S was now up and got coffee/toast and a water jug ready. 

Fuel was topped up, tack loaded and horses caught and we were on the road before 10. We arrived at Bragg Creek parking lot to find quite a few other horse trailers there. We unloaded, tacked up and on the trail at 11:20. It looks like a lovely day to ride at 17 degrees and sunny. 

Shaina snapped these, thanks

enjoy these 3 videos of our ride :)

such a pretty girl

Thanks Shaina for this lovely pic of me and my girl

there was a horse swap part way back to the trailer

And that it was .. lovely 6.55 mile ride on new horse trails with soft footing which the horses liked. 

check out next weeks temps!! glad we went riding today

We were back at the trailer just over 2 1/2 hours later. Once untacked we took them to the river to toss a bucket on then loaded them up. It was now 23 degrees out. We stopped in Bragg Creek at a little deli where Shaina bought us a late lunch at 3. It was ate on route home arriving back at ranch, unloaded to paddocks, I filled the mineral tub and in the house by 4. S hit the couch for a nap and little S was off to finish her check in day.

FINALLY I got my big blooms!

I caught up on messages and marketing then watered plants indoors while S sawed logs then we caught the early news and took H for a walk after her day indoors. It had hit 25 here but was dropping and a wind and clouds blew in making for a cooler walk. Shaina was off to the gym around 6.

I staged the new stain to post

B was out at her usual time to feed and check horses. Today Bird got bute for her injection site stiffness. I gave H a got brushing; it is like she is blowing her coat. B worked Roo doing groundwork in the arena after I put the kitties away with some offal then she was off for home after 8.

S moved from the couch to the TV big brown. I caught up the blog with iPad playing by my side. Showers were enjoyed then both to bed where I finished an episode of Manifest and S perused the net (he also made a plate of oysters, cheese, crackers and pickles for our "supper") then put on a relaxing sleep meditation for us. Shaina was home from gym and visiting a friend at 10:30. She cleaned up the left over pork chop dinner and off to her room.