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soultoshare -> RE: Projecting a graceful image....then BLAM!!! (7/3/2007 1:58:08 PM)
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AHHHHH, yes....horses and I have a long history of embarassing moments together........in college, I took an equitation class, and the first semester, had a horse named Lily....the first day of class, all she did was plod along.......couldn't even get her to walk like she was moving....the second class, we were outside, and again, she just plodded along barely awake. I told the instructor that she was a dud, and that i really wanted a horse with spirit, not that was about to be one! Well, he got up on her, and she was trotting before he even got settled in the saddle....cantered, trotted, JUMPED......totally made me look like a fool! But at the end of the semester, we got along great, and she'd do whatever i wanted her to! The second semester, I got a different horse...he was a character...he'd work his way sideways while i'd be brushing him til he pinned me aganst the arena wall.....he'd stand on my foot just because he could...and then there was the day he bit me right in the levi's pocket when I bent over to get his martingale strap......oh, I swear to this day, the damn animal laughed at me!!! So much for the experienced equestrian! I've also been the victim of "he went thatta way, I went thisaway"...nothing more than my pride hurt, thank goodness! Then there's the ever popular falling off your shoes stunt.....and I wear flats! I never seem to do it when there's no one watching...oh no.....it's usually a roomful of people there! I've actually fallen flat on my face when it's happened!
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