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Subject: end of trail ride

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Jennifer

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Date Posted: 18:50:03 10/10/02 Thu
In reply to: Dana 's message, "Bye-Bye!" on 18:46:42 10/10/02 Thu

>Jennifer started the course with Rebel.I watched as
>she got Rebel to canter & whacked him with the crop as
>he cantered towards the first jump.Rebel jumped the 4
>foot oxer perfectly & Jennifer turned him towards a
>4'-6" wishing well jump.Rebel gathered himself &
>cleared the jump.Rebel & Jennifer did the rest of the
>course.Before the last jump, Jennifer got Rebel
>hand-galloping & pushed him on as he galloped towards
>the 4'-6" triple spread that was the last jump of the
>course.Rebel got closer to the jump.He lifted off the
>ground, & soared over the jump with yellow painted
>rails.Jennifer slowed Rebel down to a walk, & then a
>halt."Great job!" I called to Jennifer.She called back
>"thanks." We walked out our stallions, then
>dismounted.We walked back to the barn & I showed
>Jennifer a stall that she could put Rebel in.We
>untacked our horses, then groomed them.I helped
>Jennifer put on Rebel's traveling equipment.After I
>had helped Jennifer put on Rebel's traveling boots,
>halter, sheet, tailwrap & headbumper, I helped
>Jennifer put all of her tack & stuff into the
>trailer.Then Jennifer went & brought Rebel into the
>trailer.I said to her "I had a great time, maybe you &
>Rebel could come over to ride her again, or Calypso &
>I could come to your place.Well anyways, bye!"
>Jennifer said good-bye back & got into her truck.She
>pulled out of the driveway, waving to me.I waved back
>& watched as she drove up the road on her way back to
>her stable.Then, I walked back to the barn.Calypso
>whinnied at me as I passed.I patted him on the nose,
>then put on his triple-stitched leather halter that
>had a gold colored name plate on it that had his name
>engraved into it.I also put on his light sheet.Then I
>turned him out in his paddock.Calypso raced arouns in
>his paddock for a while, then he decided to have a
>good roll.I smiled to myself as I watched Calypso roll
>arouns in the dirt.Calypso loved to roll, so I was
>glad that I had put a sheet on him, otherwise, I would
>have one dirty horse...

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