Mud and Ice, But No Rain

Everything was icy this morning, but it's not supposed to get below freezing for the rest of the week, and there's rain in the forecast, so the snow and ice should be melting pretty quickly. No rain today, so all the horses got out without sheets or blankets, which both they and I appreciated. It's back into rain sheets for the rest of the week, I expect. The areas in the turnouts that aren't icy are goopy mud, or rather a nasty manure/mud mix. Maisie, of course, made me trudge out, across the ice and through the mud, to retrieve her from the round bale.

Maisie and I managed a brief trail ride this afternoon, but we didn't go far because the footing was dreadful - snow and water over icy patches. Maisie carefully minced her way along, and we made it back safely. I really wanted to get a ride in since the rain will stop our riding, and we managed it, which was good.

They're saying we may almost get to 50 by mid-week. My younger daughter will come home from college next weekend for spring vacation, and she's hoping to get a ride or two in on Dawn (in the arena, as Dawn hasn't been ridden since last fall), but we need to get some melting and drying before that'll be possible.