Today I woke up at 530 with the sun, fed the horses, and rode in the truck over to the overnight spot. I saddled horses. One of the horses got her lead rope caught in the fence and tore the fence down and the whole herd stampeeded to the other side or the pasture with us in the middle with half saddles on that were then on the ground.
Then I got the ride on, rode back in the van and unloaded bags, hung up sleeping bags and then went up to the lodge for some coffee.
Around 10 I had to run water on an injured horse's leg and then squeezed all the puss out of the wound while he tried to kick me the whole time until it quit eezing... man it got distance too. Then I had to do the same thing to another horse.
I say fuck barbed wire, which coincidentally was invented in the town that I just came from.
Then I took some people for a ride. Bill O'reilly is here, who ever that is.. everyone is in a huff about it.
Once I got back it was time to turn around adn get a new group on. We went for a wine and cheese ride. We loaded 14 people on horses and rode them down the road to drink. Once we got there it started lightning and thundering. We decided to get everyone back on their horses and head home but then the lightning was right on top of us and all the horses were freaking out with guests on them so we quickly dismounted everybody and got them all in the back of the truck. They all got their bright yellow rain slickers on and we piled everyone in the truck. All these people still had their wine and beers and they passed us the cheese tray to the back of the truck and it was raining hard... super fun.
Then we had to go get the horses and so I got on a horse, carrot, and ponied 2 horses behind me. Ponying is where you drag them behind you with the lead rope. So I have 2 horses and we start cantering and then the horse i am holding starts to buck and rope burns my fucking hand open and I dropped him which was a huge no no to drop the horses. If one starts running we woudl all be running and we were in the ROAD.
So I get off, get chief back, get myself back on and start up again and then it happened again with the other horse... I was teh only one who dropped their horses... oops.
then we got to the trail that leads back to the barn. She tells us to wrap the lead ropes around the horn and hurry and get back on ur horse as fast as you can. so then we get back on and she yells ARIGHT EVERYBODY READY LETS GO
and we are on a stampede in this winding trail thats full of trees and carrot starts off fast and then even faster then we were bolting thru the woods as fast as we could and I was doing everything in my power to not get hit by a branch and we were FLYING and then we all got back to the barn....
Now im sitting on the floor during a jazz band, waiting for my dinner.
What a day... for real guys, I feel like such a badass right now.
Then I got the ride on, rode back in the van and unloaded bags, hung up sleeping bags and then went up to the lodge for some coffee.
Around 10 I had to run water on an injured horse's leg and then squeezed all the puss out of the wound while he tried to kick me the whole time until it quit eezing... man it got distance too. Then I had to do the same thing to another horse.
I say fuck barbed wire, which coincidentally was invented in the town that I just came from.
Then I took some people for a ride. Bill O'reilly is here, who ever that is.. everyone is in a huff about it.
Once I got back it was time to turn around adn get a new group on. We went for a wine and cheese ride. We loaded 14 people on horses and rode them down the road to drink. Once we got there it started lightning and thundering. We decided to get everyone back on their horses and head home but then the lightning was right on top of us and all the horses were freaking out with guests on them so we quickly dismounted everybody and got them all in the back of the truck. They all got their bright yellow rain slickers on and we piled everyone in the truck. All these people still had their wine and beers and they passed us the cheese tray to the back of the truck and it was raining hard... super fun.
Then we had to go get the horses and so I got on a horse, carrot, and ponied 2 horses behind me. Ponying is where you drag them behind you with the lead rope. So I have 2 horses and we start cantering and then the horse i am holding starts to buck and rope burns my fucking hand open and I dropped him which was a huge no no to drop the horses. If one starts running we woudl all be running and we were in the ROAD.
So I get off, get chief back, get myself back on and start up again and then it happened again with the other horse... I was teh only one who dropped their horses... oops.
then we got to the trail that leads back to the barn. She tells us to wrap the lead ropes around the horn and hurry and get back on ur horse as fast as you can. so then we get back on and she yells ARIGHT EVERYBODY READY LETS GO
and we are on a stampede in this winding trail thats full of trees and carrot starts off fast and then even faster then we were bolting thru the woods as fast as we could and I was doing everything in my power to not get hit by a branch and we were FLYING and then we all got back to the barn....
Now im sitting on the floor during a jazz band, waiting for my dinner.
What a day... for real guys, I feel like such a badass right now.
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P.S. I agree. Fuck barbed wire.