Re: quick ride story

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

Maggie, keep it up.  I love to hear the training ride stories. Lots more
interesting than some other stuff Ridecamp talks about.
Dyane
N. Ca

----- Original Message -----
From: Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>
To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 6:59 PM
Subject: RC: quick ride story


> I am sure everyone is sick of seeing my name pop up and probably wearing
> out their delete buttons but I had one last FUN thing to share before I
try
> to tear myself away from this thing!  I did manage to get in a ride today.
> Crisp, clear, and very windy but not so bad out in the woods.  Blue sky,
> crunchy leaves, that smell that goes with the dead and dying leaves and
> ferns...I can't describe it really.  I rode Malik, the stallion, today,
> Jenny on Max, Carrie on Jonathan and my sister, Mary on her perpetually in
> heat mare, Dallas!  Malik is being much better...still "talking" with a
> mare around but we rode side by side with her today and he behaved like a
> gentleman.  He needs that exposure so we both know what to expect when a
> mare is close by...certain "talking" noises are allowed but the "I'm the
> big man on campus and my job is to breed mares, whaddya think, baby?" talk
> is not allowed.  He used to get whacked on the neck for it but now all I
> have to do is growl his name at him to remind him.  I think he only needed
> one reminder today.  Hurray....anyway, the fun part of our ride was to a
> very small lake not far from our home.  We usually make a stop to go in
the
> water and let the horses drink or just cool off.  Malik doesn't like the
> south beach at all..we always have a disagreement about it.  If the wind
is
> blowing, I think the little ripples make him feel dizzy.  But today we
went
> to the north beach and he trotted right in without one "Get your butt in
> there, ya baby" from me.  Not only that, my sister decided it would be fun
> to run along the little bit of beach that is there...this is a SMALL
lake!!
>  I thought she was silly but I figured...good experience for the horse.
He
> trotted right out and in the water at the edge of the beach.  We went down
> aways, turned around and he broke into a beautiful gallop IN the water (it
> was very shallow).  I couldn't help myself....I had to yee ha a little
> bit!!  What a blast!!!  We did it a few more times and I was so proud of
> him!  I even let him have a little sprint on the way home....it is very
> humbling while at the same time exhilarating to feel those powerful
> hindquarters under you and realize all the wonderful and terrible things
> that could happen to you!!  (Yep, helmet's on!!) Here's to running on
> beaches and cutting loose (even for just a little ways!!).  Take care
> everybody.  I'm riding again tomorrow!!!  :D
>
> Maggie Mieske
> Mieske's Silver Lining
> McBain, Michigan
> http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
>
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