Trails

Yesterday I decided to check the state

of "my" trail that goes from our

back pasture out to the preserve.

We haven't been out that way

in quite a while...

I expected they would be in 

pretty poor shape.

They were actually better than

I thought they might be.

Thanks to the wild pigs

and the neighbor's cows

who insist on coming to the

grass on the other side of our

property to graze.

They actually have a nice little

trail system going!

Not tall enough for a person

on the back of a horse...

but the ground work was

mostly done.

I did some trimming for about an hour

and then some exploring for another

15 minutes or so and then

headed back to our property since

Rod was due to come home soon.

This is mid-point on the trail,

looking west towards the preserve.

This is the part of the trail that

has ALWAYS been really overgrown.

It still needs work...

And this is from the same point looking east

towards our property.

Doesn't this just look like a trail that

NEEDS to be followed????

I found a little friend.

He wasn't as happy to see me....

Did you know gopher tortoises HISS?

Yup, they do.

Scares the living daylights out of our horses.

hahaha

There are a couple of trees that will

require the help of a chain saw weilding

person of the male persuasion.

But for the most part its ready for riding!

YEA!!!!!

(The farrier came this week and the

boys all got pedicures... so they are

ready to go play in the woods with me!)