Rather than battling crowds at the stores for Black Friday, this morning we saddled up and headed to the mountains. Owen ran on foot (9 miles - yikes), and I rode Major while Kim H. rode her mare, Rain. We did one of my favorite trails at Red Mountain Open Space, the Ruby Wash Trail where we are riding in semi-deep sand for a long while, and we got to spend some time schooling in the water. Rain had never done water before, and she was a perfect example of how a horse's first time through water should go. She followed Major right in, and after 6-8 crossings she was dipping her lips in the water and splashing a bit with her front feet. Major wanted to drench us all with his playing, he had a few good drinks, and then politely asked if we could have a good roll in the deep sand (I declined). That horse is amazing - doesn't matter what I teach him, he's good at it. He walks the whole time on a loose rein, wearing his aussie saddle with packs, ropes, and first aid kit. The only thing he occasionally spooks at are the big white rocks that lurk suspiciously at the side of the trail - especially if the shadows play tricks on his eyes and make the rock appear to be preparing to pounce. But even so he just lifts his feet up extra high as he walks past them.
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| Proof that Owen was there and did the whole thing on foot |
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| Kim H and Rain on the L, Me and Major on the R |
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| Kim and Rain on the trail |
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| This photos is fun because of the weird way my phone's camera interpreted the sunlight, warping the whole picture |
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