A rainy horseback ride in Saskatchewan

After driving for around 4.5 hours (and down a muddy/stone road for some time, see very muddy car pic), we arrived at the Historic Reeser Ranch a little earlier than planned (at not quite 3pm). They had us start our horseback ride sooner than scheduled due to expected rain later. We all learned to tack up our horses and by the time we were in the saddles it was raining (though luckily we wore our rain jackets, as we knew it might rain). It rained for pretty much the entire ride, but only a light rain. It was also a chilly day (only around 45 I think), and they told us it is usually much warmer this time of year. It was a pretty ride and the kids did well, even though we were all a bit chilly, particularly our fingers. Sammy, in particular, had a big smile nearly the whole time. Caleb, however, wasn’t a big fan (mostly because sure he was cold), and complained a bit about having to get the saddle off the horse after our ride was done. The other 2 helped without issue, but complained about being cold as soon as they were out of earshot of strangers.

We then had about 30 minutes to warm up before heading over to a great dinner (steak, baked potatoes, baked beans, broccoli, garlic toast, and salad) with a dessert (choice of ice cream sandwich or cheesecake with strawberries). We’re now back in our cabins (the kids have their own cabin a few feet away from ours). Hoping everybody sleeps well tonight, and that it isn’t rainy for our next ride tomorrow!Read more