Well alas another day with no riding. I called Kittee this morning and asked if there was any chance of riding and she said "No, no chance" (sigh). There were monster snowflakes coming down, and none of our clubs had the indoor arena for the day. I told her I hoped to make it out to the barn some time today to visit Sinwaan so he didn't forget who I was.
I headed out there after a couple of hours and was surprised by how fast the snow had accumulated. I was doing 40 mph on the highway and thought I was doing pretty well until suddenly the truck started sliding sideways. That really got my heart going. I was able to get it straightened out and then not 10 seconds later it started sliding sideways again. I was so glad there was not anyone else driving too close to me because I was out of control. I crossed the state line shortly after that and decided it was not worth the risk to drive out just to feed Sinwaan a carrot (sorry boy). I turned around and put the truck in 4wd low but still had trouble, so I finally got smart and switched to 4wd high. The truck did much better then but still was goosey in parts, I think a lot of that has to do with the fact I have no weight in the back.
When I got home, I decided to do some shoveling. The snow was still coming down thick, giant snowflakes. I shoveled a large amount of snow into the back of the truck so we would be safe driving Levi to his Dr. Appt. tomorrow.
Maybe next weekend. (sigh)
I know this time off is not good for Sinwaan. Whenever I don't ride him for two weeks he starts up with bad habits. Chewing the barn, wind-sucking on the gates...I pray for good weather!
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