One of Those Days~

Farah after her bath~

The morning was cold, rainy & not at all pleasant, I thought about riding, but am waiting until tomorrow when Art is coming yet again... to see what's up...  Farah started forging again, after we re-shod the rear.  Now...  those front feet will be re-shod!  If new front shoes don't help, we'll be knocking toe off the hind feet.

Still wet, but her color is getting darker~

  Sandra thinks & I do too, that since Farah is learning to move up under herself properly she may be over striding as she can now reach farther forward with the hind leg.  I do know that she feels more powerful than ever & love having her moving in a more rounded frame.

My friend Liz is going to Home On The Range with her young gelding & we would have had such fun riding the 25-mi. together - but I can't make it.  Last year I missed Skyla's first birthday to go to the ride.  This year the ride date had changed & Jentry changed the date for Skyla's party to the same day - so - I'll be attending a Fun second birthday party instead!

My plan now, after riding several sections of the Centennial Trail, is to ride the entire 30-mile length in a day.  Starting at McDaniel's in Snohomish, we'll go north all the way to probably the Armar Trail-head at 172nd for our Vet Check.  Butch is going to take a weekday off work to crew for us & ferry us through from there or maybe 204th in Arlington, to Haller Park, where we can again access the trail.   With road crossings, obstacles, etc. it's really hard to figure how long it will take us but I know that we'll have to make time where we can. 

So - back to shoeing - that has to be worked out first, since the footing is very heavy in places & that's where we have the problem.  Tomorrow - shoes!  Then - check out the long-range weather forecast - pick the day - & do it!