Mules shy, too

Last weekend we rode both days again. Mary Ann and Goldie came both days. Saturday was uneventful and fun. Goldie prefers to ride in the back and having Jupiter back there made her nervous, so back to the front for us. That makes Jupiter happy and Ziggy happy because he wants to be by his girlfriend. He rolls his eyes at her, but he has gotten back to normal and letting his tongue hang and stopping to pee. If she's going be his girlfriend, then she needs to accept him the way his is!

Gary says Goldie watches for us to drive up to the trail-head and then looks for the horses when she gets home. She likes being with them. :)

Sunday started out rough with Shirley upset and yelling at us about our dogs having no manners. She left her threats dangling and unfinished, but it won't be good if one of them hurts Happy. From now on, we are to put them in the pickup or keep them in the house until Happy can get into the truck safely. It set the tone for the ride. :(

Coming up the road, right before the dumping/shooting area, Ziva was on the little hill and I called her to come with me since I was in the front of everyone. It still makes me a little nervous that she might get kicked by Goldie. Well, she is a good girl, so she bailed off the hill and came up the road to me. I heard a little commotion and then Lynn cried, "Oh my gosh! She's off!"

The mule, and thus the horses near her, all shied when Ziva jumped down on to the road. Somehow, Mary Ann went over sideways on her mule--her stirrup was left on the saddle. Maybe mules aren't as smooth when they shy--Heaven knows we've all been through some big shies. Anyway, that road is hard-packed! Mary Ann said she was sore, but she climbed right back on and away we went.

We went to the turtle pond and down and around. I have decided that bears are my best friends--there are lot of diggy holes that look like they could be ground bee nests. All around  the mountain, our trails are torn up and scratched up. We have decided that the bears are taking care of our potential bee problems. We have had a lone dive bomber pester us for long stretches, but no problems with bees in the ground. Yay! I hope the bears are enjoying them, because I am happy, happy for them. :)

Overall, it was another good ride and a new trail for Mary Ann to experience.  This weekend, Lynn got to take off Friday and head over to Quincy Thursday night. She and Alisa and Alisa's friend are out and about having a great time, making wet blankets in eastern CA. Next weekend is Labor Day and Alisa's birthday. She is coming here and we are going to explore our new Gray's Falls trails with her. I can hardly wait.