It's about 77 degrees here on the central CA coast....such beautiful
weather for a ride! No breeze, just glorious warmth. Trails dry
enough to ride without slipping all over the place. I took Banner out, led
Cloud for about a mile, just so he wouldn't turn around and go home when I let
him loose. I pushed Banner a bit.....faster walk, more trotting, quite a bit of
cantering. I can see the muscle mass increasing. Cloud would lag behind a
little, then gallop to catch up. It was rather fun. I've been
waiting all winter for a day like this. Not very March-like, except for
hearing the first Barn Swallows investigating their nesting options in our
garage. They're about one week early this year. After the ride, I gave
Banner a nice tepid bath and turned him out to grass. The horses think
they've died and gone to heaven.
