It was an absolutely beautiful day here in The Boondocks. T and I got our cute on, cowgal hats and all, before heading out to the state park. My birthday present to her was a two-hour guided horseback ride.
Heading out - that's me on Sugarfoot on your left, and T on Hammer (a.k.a. Hammer Time) on the right.
Sugarfoot liked to take me off the trail so he could have many, many snacks. But this was okay by me, because I got to see more than just Hammer's butt. You see, when we were on the trail, Sugarfoot had this thing about sniffing Hammer's heinie. It was nice to have a change of scenery every once in a while. :)
This must be as I'm steering Sugarfoot back onto the trail after a snack, since Hammer's tushie is nowhere to be found. Or maybe we're going uphill...Hammer had this thing where he had to trot uphill and any time he felt as though the guide horse was getting too far ahead. Poor T! I tried to bargain with Sugarfoot to keep him going slowly, which seemed to work. Well, mostly.
I think oak trees are really cool, what with their snarls and all. Something about they way they look makes me feel that they are very wise old things. Check out the beautiful blue sky!
One of the many meadows/prairies we passed during our ride.
Here's T, givin' us a smile. Judging by her relaxed pose, I'm gonna go ahead and guess Hammer is not currently at a trot. :)
The last meadow view on the way back to the stables.
While I'll admit I'm still feeling the effects of that ride, I have to say that I had a wonderful time. It was a splendidly peaceful two hours spent with a very special gal. I can see now why so many autistic kids benefit so greatly from hippotherapy - the movement really is soothing.
T, I can only hope that you had as good a time as I did. And if not, I hope the apple cider doughnuts made up for it! ;)
Apple cider doughnuts... OMG! I can't wait to get those. I love fall. I can't believe you've never been on a horse before! You like in the Tuckey... I would have thought that was like a requirement or something. Crazy. Anyway, glad you gals had so much fun. You looked super cute.
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