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Date Posted: 10:35:18 08/07/01 Tue
Author: Jody
Subject: A nice Trail Ride

I call summers name and she pokes her head out from her stall. I slip her halter on and open the door she takes a step out and I catch her and back her back into her stall.

I realize I don't have any of her brushes or tack so I shut the door again and summer looks at me like "What are you doing?" I smile and go get her brushes. I get back and let myself into her stall. I've had a stressful day and decide a long trail ride would be just what I need. I tack her up grab my saddle bag and put some munchies and a bottle of water in it. I take her outside check the cinch one more time and then mount and we head for the trail.We walk most of the way and then I see a fallen tree. It wasn't very high and I was sure summer could make it over. So I trotted her up to it and checked the other side of the log. I dismounted and made sure there wern't any covered up holes or anything. I remount and take off my saddle bags. I hang them in a tree so I won't have to get off again to get them. I trot summer back about 15 ft from the log and I trot her then canter her, I count the paces and then signal for her to jump. I feel her collect her muscles and then I feel us leave the ground and the only way I knew we landed was the rythm of her hooves as we are heading away from the log. I slow her down and turn her around and we trot back to the log. I get my saddle bag from the tree and when I reach for it I glanced at my watch. It was getting late. I replaced my bags and then steer summer around the log.

I see the sunsetting and I urg summer into a trot. After awhile I slow her to a walk and I grab my water for my bag and take a drink. Then I grab a candy bar and eat half of it. I put the other half back in my bag and I shut the lid on my water and put it back too. I see the top of the barn and relax a bit. When we reach the barn I untack summer groom her lightly, I check her legs and hooves. And I put her in her stall with a bucket of grain. I unpack my saddle bags and put the rest of my tack away. Then I check on summer again and kiss her goodbye.

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