In praise of the perfect trail pony

Our first horse-camping trip of the year has come and gone. It was practically perfect . . . after a bad scare on the way there when our truck overheated. Turned out the radiator had a leak and had run dry. We added fluid and limped to a town with a NAPA store where we could get some copper leak-fix, and that did the trick.

With that behind us, we could enjoy our favorite location, a good turn-out of like-minded friends, beautiful wildflowers, and glorious weather. I got to ride all three days, and Lance was such a good boy! In the past he has acted unhappy about going down hills, and would often stop unbidden going up hills; this time he motored along happily, and handled whatever we encountered with grace.

It was good to see him relax in camp, too. :-)