First Ride of the Year

On Sunday my sister and I hauled our horses from Snohomish to the Pilchuck Tree Farm in Arlington to ride. It was a beautiful day, a little cloudy but it was warm enough. She brought her dun mare Tabbie and I rode The Red Baron. The trails were clear and there was some mud but not too much. It certainly didn’t bother our horses, who were more than willing to bog through the deepest parts, right up the center of the trail. It felt good to just get out of doors, out of the arena and cover some ground. It was The Red Baron’s first ride in the woods. He has been ridden in fields but not on a trail. At first he was a bit of trail blazer, he tried every deer trail he saw in the first five minutes. He quickly gained a vision of the days goal, follow the big wide path!

Overall, it was a great ride. I even took The Red Baron up this blue metal loading ramp. It clanked and rumbled. He was very cautious but went up like a champion. I enjoyed the challenge of the day, not that The Red Baron took much note of my challenge! I can hardly wait for more rides like Sunday’s. Such fun, good weather and great companionship. Here’s to spring weather and good rides!