The Long Walk

Suddenly progress is being made on the arena! The base is fully in, and there is a mountain of railroad ties wating to be installed as a border to keep the base and sand from migrating down the hill during Missouri rainstorms.. otherwise known as "gullywashers" to the local folk. The base looks really good and I am in the process of speeding along it's curing time. The base is made of crushed lime and when wet and then dried it compacts to the hardness of concrete... which is what you want in an arena base. So I am sprinkling it and planning on driving the tractor over it many times to speed compaction, and then let it dry in the heat we are suddenly having... hey, I'm not complaining after all of that rain. Summer is finally here... although I bet Fall is like two weeks away!

We are busy intalling the railroad tie border and once that is in... then I get the icing on the cake which is the sand that makes an arena so cushy to horse hoofs during exercises like jumping!!

The title of this blog entry is "The Long Walk" because I thought I would share my experience this weekend. My husband and I decided to get out of the house with the baby. We went to a local walking trail that is around a pretty lake. I had not really thought about how exactly out of shape I am until we attempted what would have been a short walk in my former life.... 2 miles or so. Well, I am sore, blistered, and tired from a short walk! Sigh. Guess I better get to working out. My arena sand will be here and I won't have the core strength to ride my wild beasts on it! Wish me luck.

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