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Dear Diary
very hard to explain the feeling. It was a non
The Diary of a Horse Skeptic It is Thursday afternoon I have verbal communication that was taking place. This
just returned from Pegasus Farm. I
Dear Diary, great beast was gently communicating with me.
2 days till we all meet at Pegasus Farm do not want to sound too excited but So cool. One time he took my shoulder in his
for the next Equus Effect training. Not sure if it this was the best day ever. We have mouth. I am almost lost for words. When it was
is really training. Dear Diary I hate to bring this been told since day one that we would announced that the morning session was over and
up. I am thinking that I should have titled this eventually bond with the horses. we should move to where we were to have lunch I
“The Journal of a Horse Skeptic”. Every time I That they would respond to our was saddened that my new relationship had to
use the word diary images of my daughter’s “MY touch, to our voice to our demeanor. end.
Little Pony Diary” flashes through my head. Be As the resident horse skeptic I
strong Diary I am not going to change the name. harbored doubts. Yes the horses had The afternoon session was new to all of us. At
responded to me, Yes the let me lead this point we had just walked the horses around
It is time to reveal my second experience with a them but today, for me, can only be the paddock. (See Diary I am using another
horse. I am now about 14 0r 15, still scared by expressed with a resounding WOW!! horse person term!) We walked with the horses
my first experience, and I find my self at a youth The horse this time was Venice. A outside. Outside as not confined to a paddock. Yes
retreat with my church. One of the highlights of big strong horse. As I was outside on a short rope halter. Yes Outside!!!
this retreat was going to be horse back riding. massaging him and then curry These large animals, maybe over 1500 pounds, let
Trail horses where one horse follows the other. I combing him he seemed to relax. me and actually all of us lead them around. They
Back legs crossed head down. I
was in the middle of the line of about 15 horses. did not try to get way or run away. They did
Unbeknownst to me they had altered the trail thought that this was attempt to graze a bit but we were told to pull
from the year before, cutting a new section and a cool sign of our connec- up on the harness and keep them walking. It
letting the other trail go back to nature. tion. I combed his mane was empowering to have our new found
Apparently this was unbeknownst to my mount as and then returned to companions walk outside with us. Again unlike
well. When we arrived at where the new and old massaging him but deep- my daughter’s dog who will run and yank and try
trail forked this beast took the trail not taken er. He began to nuzzle to escape during a walk.
any more. As my steed picked up speed the me. He placed his head
branches whipped and cut my face, my glasses flew on top of mine almost One last thing Diary. The first 2 weeks when
off and my shirt ripped. One of the guides on the knocking off my hat. I left Pegasus Farm to go home the theme
ride met me at the end of this old trail and Venice would go to my face, my arm, song from the TV show Mr. Ed echoed in my
stopped my horse. My career as a horseman ended my shoulder and do something that I head: “A horse is a horse of course of course and
that day and my life long animosity for the breed can only express as nibbling me. no one can talk to his horse of course…. “ Today a
began. different classic TV song echoed in my head from
It was explained to me that that the Roy Rogers Show, each episode ended this
was like grooming. That Venice was way: “Happy trails to you, until we meet again
Diane, Instructor, Venice, Me, grooming me. It is Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then”. A
Fellow Veteran Anthony much more appropriate departure song from
the farm and I swear I could see Roy and Dale
on the horizon as I left. Karl
Nothing to
do with
horses Just
thought it TV Screen image of Roy Rogers and Dale Evens
was funny singing “Happy Trails” at the end of the show on

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