Trail Log: 10-4-2020

Smokey Moonrise

 

• Trail: Lone Pine - Lauman Ranch
• Miles: 6
• Riders: Self - Karen K. 
• Horses: J'Lo and Annie
• Dogs: Hank

Notes: I've been trying to get Jack back to Kitty's for a refresher since August. One thing after the other kept getting in the way. Finally, I picked a weekend that worked for Kitty and cancelled all other plans. Karen bagged getting firewood for the weekend and joined me on my way west. 

We each took both our horses. Kitty worked with Karen's horse, Jane, earlier in the year. We focused on Jack and Jane in the shooting arena and took our usual shooting horses trail riding on our down time. I rode J'Lo - Karen rode Annie. 

I mostly wanted to work on controlled speed. Jack did great! My favorite part was the roll back's along the fence. You start out at a trot - then pick up a nice lope and gradually increase speed as the rollbacks smooth out. Toward the end, I'm grabbing the horn and doing my best to stay centered. After a dozen or so of those at mock-1 ...I'm sucking air and feeling a bit disoriented. You would think I was doing the running carrying Jack on my back instead of the other way around. "Inside leg...inside rein...release inside leg...now outside leg...outside rein...put your left foot in, put your left out and shake it all about...that's what's its all about" 

Sunday morning we rode J'Lo and Annie on BLM behind Lauman's ranch. We visited the Lone Pine and went in search of the pond...which I could not find for some reason. I think we made a big loop all the way around it. Pond or not, it was a nice little ride before the afternoon boot camp. 

Karen and Annie  (The Lone Pine)