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While I never stopped, naturally I had to look down. The Biddies told me the movement of the horse going forward and the river going horizontally would give me vertigo like I’d never experienced – clearly, I needed to experience that. Needless to say, they were right. As Jean-Luc moved along the river rocks like a champ, the sight of the water going past and feel of the forward motion brought on the dizzying feeling promised. It didn’t take long to make me promptly lift my eyes back to a spot I’d picked on the other side of the river and motor on through. Near the end of the ride, the Biddies and I were getting hungry. We found a leafy soft spot off to the side of the trail and tied up. When I pulled out the spread for lunch the Biddies seemed impressed. “Okay, you are officially always cook-on-the-go,” they dubbed me. We ate our pitas, grapes, carrots the mounted back up for a few more brilliant vistas the mountains had in store for us. We’d done it! Despite the horrible weather predictions, the Biddies and I were blessed by those aforementioned trail gods and our day were beautiful! No sooner did we ride back into camp did the temperatures start to drop and weather turn. That night we decided to stable the boys rather than leaving them out in the pasture. It ended up being a good decision for sure. While we enjoyed Biddy 2’s yummy Chicken Divine for dinner and watched the Wizard of Oz on TV, the horses enjoyed a warm comfy sod bed. We also had a visit from a local man the Biddies used to ride with. He regaled us with no less than five different stories all of which should have resulted in his death. He told us of poorly planned river crossings, runaway horses, and downright crazy escapades. The man truly had a gift for storytelling. Eventually, I was ready for bed. The rest of the weekend was relatively uneventful. Overnight, the weather took a turn for the worst, so we took our time waking in the morning, decided not to ride, loaded up and went home - but not before Biddy 2 found a gorgeous saddle that fit her and her stocky Quarter Horse like a glove. She’d apparently been looking for a new saddle for seriously a decade! Thus, it was a HUGE deal when the Custom Tucker Trail/Pleasure Generator II came home with her! The Biddies invited this Biddy Apprentice to join them back at EJ’s for the June Rhododendron Ride. It goes without saying, I CAN’T WAIT. Learning from them is something I feel blessed to have the opportunity to have done. Their care-free attitude is something I pray I will continue to learn, and eventually, have my own group of Biddies to escape with when I’m their age. Until then, I have much to learn, and am honored to be a Biddy Apprentice!
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11/29/2017 12:06:45 pm
Aww how fun. So glad you could get out on a weekend away with them <3
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AuthorMy name is Chelsey. HorseGenerator's Cuevo Gold, or as he's known around this barn, "Jean-Luc Ponycard", was foaled in 2004 from Generator's Hurricane & Cheyenne's Little Bit. Top 10 Blog Favs.Archives
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