Monochrome Monday

After riding in the deep woods today, we came out to the clearing, just in time to see the sunset over the forest~

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A Bit of Bright Warm

It must have been the CAT(s)

Though I had hurt myself the night before by twisitng my ankle badly, to the point of it "popping" loudly 3 times and me vomitting over the pain.... I think Gem's cat healed me!
I laid on her couch with my ankle propped up with ice wrapped to it. Her, sweetest ever cat Beauty, jumped right up on my chest and purred and purred!
Then upon arrival. home again.......I laid down on the couch, simular ice situation and beer and drugs to boot...and my Cat Elsie jumped up and purred to beat the band. Very healing!

So I called Gem and showed up to ride today because it really was not bad...just a small limp with the turnover, as I walk. Weight on the foot is fine-o-dandy!

It was soo sunny and warm that we both groomed outdoors...ready set go!

Here is a little treat for you Wa!

All in all a great ride taking her to the 2 loops I found and she in turn..showed me yet another one!!! Yee ha!

THEN...as we rode home after a few hours in the deep woods...she got a call from some friends from CTRF folks nearby. (Christian Trail Riders Fellowship)They wanted to ride today too...

so, since I had to rest the ankle a bit..though it did not hurt at all-HUGE PRAISES!!-she decided to saddle her other horses up and go agian. Normally I would too...but..you know, can't be really, really stupid with the injury......just a bit stupid, with one ride on it!

Once they headed out the drive...Romeo went balistic..and my mare was soo tired, but kept up for a time ,while he ran from one end of the field to the other! They fianllay settled.

This was Our theme for the days ride!!!!

Lovely day for a ride

Well...yesss, the weatherman was right about it getting sunny and 55 degrees!
So we headed out on past my new favorite tree...that has elephant trunk sized and larger lower limbs that stick straight out!

And we technically are in the foothills so there is still snow on some of our trials..it was pretty.

LOOK what I found today....a rather long and perfectly packed and flat roadway system. It has 3 or more directions. Some hilly and some long a flat, like this one.

I was just yearning for a place to set up some jumps on the trails!! !

I cleared some of the roadway then made three jumps with what I could find. I spaced them out for one canter stride in between. The first one had red tape wrapped as a jump pole before the jump. It seemed to help her with the timing. It was sooo awesome! I was smiling the whole time having found this perfect area.

So I did the long loop again, the road was in the middle of that. Then on the way home after clearing one part of a new trail-tome- I found another shorter loop through the forest!

Twas a great day all in all...some nervous behaviour in an area that she was before...so it will be like that probably always..she seems to dislike certain things like-close in greenery of a canopy overhead. Nothing awful just antsy.

The start of the ride was a bit tense though...before we left the driveway. I got on and realized...I had no helmet on or gloves..felt naked and she felt like an explosion waiting to go off! We sidestepped over the the trailer- 4 times -before she'd stand for me to reach the helmet bag.

I booted her all fours today with "Old mac's G-2's" So I may trot and canter on the little bit of roadway take(right now) to get where we go. There are about 4 other trails that I think may lead us to the same places but...another day. But booting her takes away my handicap...tender toes on gravel...so she was just wanting to MOVE!!!! She had 2 days off and it does built up in her.

I am so relieved that I feel so at ease with her care enough to take times off...It is such a blessing to know she is in the best hands now! My PBO is just awesome ...the way a Prof should be with her word being like GOLD. I missed that somehow, in my last situation.

So..what happened after I took her cooler off tonight gave me thoughts of our friend Lisa.

I popped up to hang my cooler and came down really wrong on my right ankle...pop-pop-pop it went ripping.

I almost passed out..then thew up!

I called my Friend, who just took off to walk home..she came right back! I got Arnica cream on it and took homeopathic Arnica too...then 2 Advil and she drov me up to the house and we vet wrapped ice to it for an hour before I drove, left footed, home.

I am iced adviled and beered up right now..not feeling too bad.

Supposed to ride tomorrow with Gem...hummm well see...it hurt pretty bad and is black and blue.

Me out for now...

Watery Wednesday

Ripples in the sky!

Here Is the scene, the way I actually shot them! Standing on the banks of a pond near my mare's stable.

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