tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post6255774234080741418..comments2024-03-12T02:39:25.244-04:00Comments on Bel Joeor: Mud Season Hack (Again)Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071037752920853786noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post-17371047674536690722014-04-15T13:22:25.265-04:002014-04-15T13:22:25.265-04:00Spring does have to come eventually, hang in there...Spring does have to come eventually, hang in there!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940605561665600285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post-85316674739108493692014-04-15T10:33:14.296-04:002014-04-15T10:33:14.296-04:00Some of them are! Some of them are emphatically NO...Some of them are! Some of them are emphatically NOT. What you're seeing are actual true roads, not field-roads (which are a morass), and we did turn back from some of the higher elevation roads that still had decent snowpack and tricky footing.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071037752920853786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post-39169558823067046712014-04-15T10:32:06.170-04:002014-04-15T10:32:06.170-04:00Honestly, until now I haven't done enough inte...Honestly, until now I haven't done enough intensive trail riding at home to notice it! He's much better when we're off property because he doesn't have that barn as a homing beacon in his head. It's been years and years since I could feasibly get up to 45 minutes on home trails. <br /><br />It does seem pretty consistent, though. The trick is getting him fit enough that 45 minutes is the early warmup rather than 2/3 of the way through.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071037752920853786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post-92181401572455681732014-04-15T10:19:16.583-04:002014-04-15T10:19:16.583-04:00I am become jealous of your mudroads! They look m...I am become jealous of your mudroads! They look much better packed than my mudroads!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237668899993749427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751398798342994168.post-88170591103507608642014-04-15T10:12:09.505-04:002014-04-15T10:12:09.505-04:00The time mark for jig stopping is always an intere...The time mark for jig stopping is always an interesting thing. It's funny how different horses treat the time limit. Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.com