MY COUNTRY LIFE

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE

I went for a leisurely, two-hour ride this morning; as always, I took my camera along.  About halfway through the session, it occurred to me that those of you who never get to ride a horse might enjoy accompanying me, so I started making a video.  Now, if you have a good ear for music, you might want to turn the sound down when I start singing to myself... but that's what I DO when I'm riding.  The wind noise gets pretty bad at one point, too.

I wish I could have been quick enough with the camera to have caught the two deer we surprised that were lying down in a soybean field, hidden.  When I decided to call Cliff on the cell phone to see how it would work from the levee, my voice scared them into action... which almost scared Blue into action, too.  I practically dropped my phone when he jumped sideways.

It was a funny moment.

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• #13 Comment from fisherkristina 
  9/18/06 2:40 AM | Permalink

  Thanks for sharing the ride!  I have never ridden a horse before, and this was exciting!
  
  Krissy
  http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink
• #12 Comment from mumma4evr 
  9/14/06 6:43 PM | Permalink

  thaks for sharing the ride with me and the singing!!!  best fun I had all day!
  Becky
• #11 Comment from karlaellen 
  9/13/06 10:09 PM | Permalink

  I have not been on a horse since 1990 but rode many
  different horses in years past.
  Even had my own white horse named Boots when I was
  16. My boyfriend saved his money for a motorcycle but
  surprised me with a horse and saddle instead.
  I didn't marry him and when we broke up he let me keep the horse but he kept the saddle. I don't remember why.
  Just remember I had to ride bare back after that.
  A couple years later when I did marry (my husband of 43 years) he did not care much for horses (still doesn't)
  so I sold Boots.
  He bought me a Ford *Mustang* Car one time and said that was to sort of make up for not having a real horse.
  I never felt as safe on a horse as I did on your Blue
  today. Thank you so much for the ride.
  Your singing was nice too.
  Karla~WA  
• #10 Comment from fierrorachel 
  9/13/06 8:04 PM | Permalink

  Great entry, Mom.  Hats off!
• #9 Comment from tendernoggle 
  9/13/06 7:20 PM | Permalink

  awww, Mosie, I loved that!!! You know what??? You sing real pretty!! I even  loved riding the horse since I did not have to worry about falling off or being up high!!! lol
  We will have to do that again!
  love ya,
  carlene