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[RC] Horse Addicition - Bruce Weary

 I know what you mean, Kat. It all started when I heard a voice over my
shoulder whisper: "Pssssst! Hey Buddy! Wanna buy a horse, cheap?" He
assured me that it wouldn't be addictive, that I could just dismount and
walk away anytime I wanted. Yeah, sure. Easy to say.
  Thirty years and several thousand dollars later, and what have I got
to show for it? Oh sure, physical fitness, a sense of accomplishment,
great memories of doing 100's with our daughters, an enhancement of
appreciation for the great outdoors,.........I could go on.  But just
think of the TV shows I missed, the afternoon naps, the honey-do lists I
could have tackled. It's too painful.
 I tried to quit, but I gained a lot of weight. I knew I had a problem
when I found myself often riding alone. Sometimes I would lie and tell
my friends I was going golfing, but then I'd sneak out to the barn. I
knew I had hit bottom when I bought a stick horse to ride when my horse
was laid up for some reason. I was out of control.

I tried taking up smoking instead.  Then I got addicted to those darn
things.I got off the cigarettes by using the patch. I got off the patch
by smoking cigars. I got off the cigars by smoking crack, so I'm pretty
much tobacco-free now.

 It's just one day at a time now. Instead of a pack-a-day smoker, now
I'm a ride-a-month horseman. My doctor says I'm lucky. I could have been
a NASCAR freak instead. Way harder to treat.
(That one's gonna piss of a few people.:>)

Thank God for small favors. Dr "Halfway House" Q,just pickin' up the pieces



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