[RC] Back up and running...well, riding anyway! - Suzi Maiorisi
Just a note to all who posted to me while I was recovering from being
spayed and subsequent second surgery- thank you ALL so very much for your kind
words, encouragement, and even those that didn't post to me personally, for
keeping the topics interesting and fun on RC. I had previously been
reading on 'HysterSisters' website about the seemingly forever recovery for some
people and found myself getting further and further in a deep dark hole -
so...shift gears back to RC and let the fun begin!
We've done a few little rides the last few weeks (before the torrential
rains that invaded S. Texas before Thanksgiving), a trip to Canyon Lake a few
weeks ago and a few hours here down the road last weekend (missing the ride at
Bandera, neither she nor I are quite ready for a 'real' ride yet, but it's
not far off!) I took her to Parrie Haynes, a 4700 acre ranch run by
TxPWD, yesterday and had THE most wonderful ride I've had since Whirling
Windmill. The shoer came to put shoes on her yesterday morning and she was
SLEEPING while he put her shoes on...hmmm...she's quite relaxed today...good day
to ride!
Got up there, there were a few other trailers there but no people in
site...this is gonna be a REALLY good day Got out on the trails, there's water
everywhere still running down the trails even though there hasn't been rain for
over a week (yep, we got LOTS of rain last month!) so the creeks were higher
than normal - nothing dramatic, but still challenging, maybe knee deep and
moving fast. She trotted like none other yesterday - there was a time when
she just let loose and got low to the ground and was just cruising...I've had
her at an extended trot (so I thought!) before, but nothing like whatever this
was. Wish I had a video of whatever it was because it was incredibly
smooth and so fast she could have kept up with another horse at a gallop, forget
lope! She was so relaxed out there, moving out without being on red alert
the entire time (as usual!), just going down the trail. Even got back to
camp a little early so I decided to take off another direction and she was still
ready to go and when I decided to turn around and go back she didn't want
to...there's a first!
Thanks again to everyone...I'm back in the saddle and can't wait for High
Roller in January and with any luck our first completion - we won't be overtime
this time!!
Got out on the trails, there's water
everywhere still running down the trails even though there hasn't been rain for
over a week (yep, we got LOTS of rain last month!) so the creeks were higher
than normal - nothing dramatic, but still challenging, maybe knee deep and
moving fast. She trotted like none other yesterday - there was a time when
she just let loose and got low to the ground and was just cruising...I've had
her at an extended trot (so I thought!) before, but nothing like whatever this
was. Wish I had a video of whatever it was because it was incredibly
smooth and so fast she could have kept up with another horse at a gallop, forget
lope! She was so relaxed out there, moving out without being on red alert
the entire time (as usual!), just going down the trail. Even got back to
camp a little early so I decided to take off another direction and she was still
ready to go and when I decided to turn around and go back she didn't want
to...there's a first!