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Re: ending remnants of summer




Beautiful report of your ride tonight. This is really what's all about.
Thanks for sharing!

Helga Loncosky
Archival Morgan Record
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Beacon Morgan Horses, Ltd.
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No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn't there to welcome me.

Following the path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.
-----Original Message-----
From: robert and carla lawson <robandcarla@hotmail.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, August 21, 2000 8:54 PM
Subject: RC: ending remnants of summer


>A bit nervous since I hadn't rode Haley in a couple of months. I still get
>jitters getting on a strange horse, sometimes even my own. Our nieghbor
came
>by to say hello just as I was saddling. He held Haley as I mounted. She
>moved out fine and We headed to the trail. I hadn't really liked this mare
>except for her disposition and her comfortable stride. She has a lazy
stride
>after five minutes you wanna go to sleep. Sitting on her you are almost
>riding a pony. But in the saddle you feel tall. She carries her head up and
>her ears have that perfect Arab curl about them. From the saddle her head
is
>almost regal,"I will carry you to the far ends of the earth" arab head. I
>found her to be comforting today. With all the hectic world going on lately
>it was a welcome slow paced change. Needless to say she will have me a fine
>baby!! good strong baby with looks to spare!!
>The first few minutes we went through the separation stuff. Then into a
nice
>trot. I was in heaven with her trot. If I wasn't floating on air then I was
>pretty close to it. We set out for a wonderful ride.  I am not sure what
>gets me all warm and fuzzy this time of the year. If it is the fact that it
>is cooler the leaves are on the verge of turning. It is like mother nature
>is giving a last hurah for summer by turning on the heat or just the cool
>musty smell the woods have right now. I quiet calm came over me and Haley.
I
>think she was almost happy to be in a different envirionment with me. We
>really were energized from the smells and the scenery. Bugs sang their
songs
>for us as deer watched us pass with out giving us a thought of being
>dangerous. We came to the creek that has been dried up for the summer and
>crossed the water gate to the adjacent fields to ride. There we found some
>treasures.. An old old house that time has forgotten. vines and weeds all
>around. I wonder what It would have been like to live in that house. We saw
>three old barns.. barns that had a few stables in them. The weeds were so
>thick around them that I wanted to explore but time and weeds were in the
>way. We kept on going till we found an old road. It was nearly 1/2 mile in
>length and the trees were breath taking. I am not sure how old they were
but
>I am sure that I was welcome to be their company. Haley and I continued our
>exploring till we reached the end of our road that came to an old highway.
>As we turned around I saw a sight of a doe and two babies watching us. They
>watched us leave with out moving, out of curiosity? We walked towards home
>with Haley wondering and wanting to continue our exploring. I had to pull
>her to get her to go towards the house. And as we came through the woods.
>Haley stopped to look back at mother nature waving goodbye. It is dark now
>as I type this the window is open and the crikets continue the serenade. I
>hear the horses outside picking grass. I smell the cool air with hints of
>fresh cut grass. So long summer see you next year.
>Carla (it doesn't get any better than this)
>Ansata (what she didn't take me?)
>Haley <sigh of contentment>
>Rob *playing golf*
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