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Friday, September 23, 2011

First Day of Fall!

We follow Joyce & Annie
I somehow can't think of a better way to celebrate the arrival of Fall, than with a ride.  From a cloudy, somewhat overcast morning with a good wind blowing, we ended up in bright sunshine, high humidity & temperature over 80!  The mares worked up a good lather & we did too.  
Gorgeous in the woods~
Lots of trailers at the Bracken parking area, plenty of riders with the same idea we had.  We tried some different trails, I worked on getting Farah IN to mud puddles, after a somewhat quick sideways jump to avoid one!  Finally, she was walking through for me & getting lots of praise :-)  If she doesn't get used to them now...  I can't imagine that she would possibly make a trail horse in Western, WA!
 

She was showing me some attitude today too.  Picking up the speed of the trot  & resisting when I asked her to slow it down :-)  Of course with all the  bravado of youth, on her side - the gold mare prefers to be in front!   What she found out today though - is if you're in front - then decide to stop or avoid a mud puddle, the other horse gets the lead!  We're working on getting the rear-end disengaged too!  What?  Move my rear end???   I'd rather be moving forward!
Rose Hips~
I would have taken the day a few degrees cooler, but that will come soon enough!  Leaves were already flying through the air, in a couple more weeks & with a few more cold nights the colors will start to show!
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As a post-script to those of you with Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS units...  It seems they are NOT waterproof :-(  At Bare Bones, when I first looked down at mine, I thought the water was just on the lens...  not... it was all the way inside.  Once home, I plugged it in & it actually downloaded my data from the ride.  I could see the moisture inside, so put it out in the sunshine each day & really thought it had dried out.  Today, when I went to turn it on, nothing...  This is my favorite gizmo... so I sure hope it recovers!
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    That sounds like a great way to welcome Fall! I love Farah's ear shots, they look taupe in color, is she a roan?
    Karen W.

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  2. FunderSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    Happy Fall!

    So sad to hear your 205 died. I got mine at an REI garage sale for under $50, but I'd still hate to replace it. I keep it clipped to the saddle so I'm not sure how I'd waterproof it... maybe a water-resistant bag?

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  3. HHmsteadSeptember 24, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Her color has been debated more than once, but we've settled on "Chocolate Palomino" minus the flaxen mane that she lost about age 4.

    Funder! Good to hear from you! A zip-lock would probably work! I had it under my sleeve most of the ride, but it wasn't enough... I've contacted Garmin to see if it can be repaired - if drying it out doesn't work.

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  4. AareneXSeptember 24, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    I just got my replacement Garmin 305 after they determined that mine was unfixable (still under warranty, fortunately). I suspect that rain may have contributed to the demise of the first unit,and will endeavor to keep the replacement drier....although how I can do that on a rainy day without covering it with my sleeve (and blocking the signal) is still a mystery. Sigh.

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  5. HHmsteadSeptember 24, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Even under my sleeve part of the time & soaking wet - it held & downloaded the data! Got to give it credit for that! My warranty is up... Just hoping it will dry - otherwise - Butch plans on a "dismantle" OH NO!

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