Everyone slept late this morning, with Hubby and I waking up to the sound of hearing our niece creeping into the RV. She did such a quiet job, neither one of our fearless watch dogs even moved! That was almost nine, so we got up right afterward. Breakfast soon followed, then a lesson in getting her horse ready to go (Hubby generously helped her get his Clio ready), then we finally headed north out of the camp, to explore the two loops that Hubby and I didn't take on our Wednesday ride. More of the same wide gravel trails in deep woods, though not as many climbs or as steep grades, and no water crossings, which was probably good for a first day for her. There was a breeze from the north that chilled things a bit, and we both had to put on a long shirt over our t-shirts. Ended up doing about 4 miles, out under 90 minutes, which again, is a good ride for a novice. We don't want to wear her out on her first day! Once we got back to camp, we tackled the job of setting up the high-line post, which didn't take long, and seemed to work fairly well. We put the horses on it and watched for awhile, and all seemed well. A while later, the post got pulled down by Apollo because he wrapped himself around the end then tried to turn back toward his hay bag on the other side. We set it back up and tightened down some more, and we had no more trouble with that the rest of the day. Decided to have a rare campfire to cook bratwurst, but the wood was so wet it took quite a lot of doing in order to get it started, but we managed to do it, and to indulge on s'mores afterwards. It was a very nice evening, and delightful spending time with my niece. We watched a horsey movie until about 10, then everyone went off to bed.
Everyone slept late this morning, with Hubby and I waking up to the sound of hearing our niece creeping into the RV. She did such a quiet job, neither one of our fearless watch dogs even moved! That was almost nine, so we got up right afterward. Breakfast soon followed, then a lesson in getting her horse ready to go (Hubby generously helped her get his Clio ready), then we finally headed north out of the camp, to explore the two loops that Hubby and I didn't take on our Wednesday ride. More of the same wide gravel trails in deep woods, though not as many climbs or as steep grades, and no water crossings, which was probably good for a first day for her. There was a breeze from the north that chilled things a bit, and we both had to put on a long shirt over our t-shirts. Ended up doing about 4 miles, out under 90 minutes, which again, is a good ride for a novice. We don't want to wear her out on her first day! Once we got back to camp, we tackled the job of setting up the high-line post, which didn't take long, and seemed to work fairly well. We put the horses on it and watched for awhile, and all seemed well. A while later, the post got pulled down by Apollo because he wrapped himself around the end then tried to turn back toward his hay bag on the other side. We set it back up and tightened down some more, and we had no more trouble with that the rest of the day. Decided to have a rare campfire to cook bratwurst, but the wood was so wet it took quite a lot of doing in order to get it started, but we managed to do it, and to indulge on s'mores afterwards. It was a very nice evening, and delightful spending time with my niece. We watched a horsey movie until about 10, then everyone went off to bed.
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