Well, it felt like it took forever for Mercy's cinch sore to heal. Actually, it took about a month. While we were waiting, Ari took Lennox to ride almost every day on the local trails. To access, he would ride down the road, turn left and then ride into thousands of acres of BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land. The BLM area was criss crossed with trails, punctuated with cow dung.
My first ride back in the saddle, Ari led us on a ride of the BLM land. I felt very shaky since I hadn't been in the saddle for over a month and Mercy was nervous as well.
Our second ride felt better. Both of us were more relaxed and comfortable, but I found the BLM scenery a bit boring.
J, our landlord, recommended we try Rock Peak Wash Trail in San Tan Regional Park. So, we decided that would be our next ride.
There is a good sized parking lot at the trail head with plenty of places to park for horse trailers.
We rode the San Tan Trail to the Mailpais loop. The ride was around two hours and it was pretty much a perfect ride. The trail was sandy, well marked, and easy. The scenery was pretty. Both horses were relaxed and happy to be out on the trail.
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