Well Roxy and I rode what I call the "medium" loop this morning. Turns out its the same distance as what we did on Friday, but on that one we back tracked because of something "scary" in the blueberry field. In hindsight I should have worked her past that spot, but since it was my first real ride since falling off, I tried to turn her to get her mind on me but she wanted out of there. Oh well, it made for a longer ride.
Back to this mornings ride. I was a little hesitant on taking her right out of the stall but she did great! So far her spookiness comes from ME. I used the heart rate monitor but need to tweak it as I wasn't aware that the probe for the girth area was sliding around. No wonder the readings were all over the place.
The ride itself was nice but those darn deerflies - anyone have any remedies for them? The trail footing was nice and I had forgotten how steep a couple of those hills can be...can't wait until she's more muscled up to be able to trot up them but for now it's walk, walk, walk and walk.
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