RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!

If you are from Northern Ontario, you have already started or are contemplating, building an Arc!

This Summer, wait, what summer? This apparent summer has been the most wet, damp, cold and dirty summer that I recall. I'm sure there isn't anyone that will disagree!

I have given up checking the weather each day. I am now the weather forcaster. I call for rain and more rain. Wait, I hear thunder, again. So perhaps a thunderstorm.

When the sun does appear, don't let it fool you. It's a trap to lure you outdoors. Once you start to enjoy the warmth of the sun and hope it will finally dry up the more then soaked ground, guess what, yep, you got it, it RAINS!

I board my horse, so I can get away from this crazy weather. I feel sorry for those of you on farms right now. Nothing dries up. The ground is such a mess everywhere you go! I'm not sure what kind of hay will be available this year, but I can imagine it will be quite costly.

On the weekend, we managed to get a dry session to do some work in the ring. I then thought I'd take advantage of that sun and head out on a trail ride. So, Chelsea Buns, my horse, my dog and myself head out into the wild blue younder.

Not even 10 mins from home, I can feel the air change. I slip on my rain coat thinking it's going to rain any min (surprise surprise). Sure enough, the drizzle started.

I figured I'd rebel against that rain and keep riding, that perhaps, it will drizzle only a bit and then the sun will appear again. NOPE, the further from home we went, the harder it rained. It rained so hard at one point my horse had her head to the ground trying to avoid the pressure of the rain on her face.

So, we had to turn around and we headed home. The ride was not a waste though, soon as we hit the open field, a galloping we went! It really is like riding with the wind when you gallop free, but doing it in the rain is even more of rush!

So, if by chance you see an arc floating by this summer, it's most likely me, so jump aboard and join us.

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