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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wet horses smell good.
Riding in the rain-- there's nothing like it.
Today I loved the faces of my neighbors --whose house is adjacent to the heavily wooded trails on which I ride-- as they watched Chester and I gallop past their pasture: a soaked girl clinging onto the saddle-less back of a drenched, wild-eyed horse.
Back story: Max was very wet-- he isn't locked in his stall and can walk in and out, taking advantage of his shelter as he chooses. Being about as contrary as I am, he chooses to stay outside and get wet.
Chester, however, had been in his stall all morning and was eager to play in the rain with his buddy. I grabbed a bridle and squelched through the mud to reach him, then, after slipping the bit into his mouth, I unfastened the stall door and hopped on.
We were up to our ears in rain and bliss, hanging out bareback. We headed down to the woods for a bit of riding.
He surprised me when he started galloping-- I'd only asked him for a canter. It was so ...plummy, to borrow a word from Laurie... that we couldn't stop.
Plummy. Just plummy.
Thank you, Chester, for the ride today.
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9 comments:
Oh wow!! Must have been really... something out of normal! At least, for me. Glad you enjoyed it!
Galloping in the rain... Hm, sounds great.
Sounds like you had a jolly old time! ::is happy for Gray:
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That sounds sooo fun... grrr. Now I'm jealous. :D
I love the smell of horses.... personally >_>
*sigh* It sounds wonderful.
The only time I ever got to gallop on my own horse was when she was bolting-- out of control. She was a good horse, but... headstrong. Oh well.
That sounds like so much fun....I wish I had a horse. :)
I've only ridden a horse twice, both at a walk, but I bet it's great fun to ride at a gallop.
Ooooh I LOVE riding in the rain!{when it does...} But my horse hates getting her face wet, sooo she tries to buck me off so she can go back in the barn.. Oh, Shyanne.... :)
Wish I had a horse to ride in the rain with...Breyers aren't very good riding! LOL I love the pic. Did you take it?
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