Today was a fantastic ride, we picked the wrong day to do this trail though, we took a new path today that was through a lot of clearcut, and it was hot. Should have done this trail on one of the overcast days and done the shady trails today! Well, now we know!
Mt. Rainier in the distance...
The first time Bay passed this white rock he was all snorts and conniption fits, thinking it was some kind of a predator... we tried to show him blowing at it by getting a pic of the second pass, but he was better the second time around.
It's real different to ride through the logged areas, where you can really see the lay of the land.
Below, that furthest green hill you can see is Capital Peak, the highest point in the forest, and where we'd like to eventually be in good enough shape to get to. It's a 30 mile round trip.
Felt good to be back in the cool damp shade ;~D
Here's ecurbh and Cyn working on the mud puddle phobia... She didn't take him off through the brush once today, he stopped and made her walk it. We'd been talking about how to drive her forward better.
Here she was still evading around the edges...
But here she walked it, with a nice head down obedience I might add... she was much better toward the end.
Well, i know I'm just a cowboy, but I'd try spurs....ahhhh!!! spurs. I'm not talking about poking holes in her, just pressure.
Becky
Oh and to show you what I know. I thought the white in the pictures was clouds. When your caption said pictures of Mt. Rainer, I had to go back and it took me awhile to figure where it was:), uuuhhhh, that is, did I finally figure it????
Becky
Great pics Hair! That's funny about Bay and the white rock. You could tell he was still giving it "The Eye" as he was walking by it by the way his ear was cocked towards it. He had one ear on the camera and one on the rock but it looked like he was being a good sport about it. Cyn looks like she's coming right along with her mud puddle phobia. Most of my horses don't like them either, I guess coz they can't see the bottom. Ecurbh looks like he's handling her pretty well though.