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My horse is 25 (old) so I am borrowing a young Arab who has quite a bit of pep and is spooky and frankly often an idiot. I am a confident rider, but my friends worried about me taking this little loon on our 3 day riding adventure last weekend.

Kudos to both of us - together we encountered:

- a bear

- elk

- flushed a bunch of pheasants who flew up in a most alarming manner

- many close encounters with mule deer

- save a golden retriever who "messed" with the wrong does. Those mammas had that dog pinned to the ground and we had to rescue him on horse back!

Because my horse was younger and energetic, i did alot of riding off from the group and doing some "faster" riding and then rejoining them. The spooky little horse really did good!

oh, and hanging out with my pals for 3 days was epic all by itself!post-122684-0-63240000-1465921126_thumb.jpg

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Ride 'em Cowgirl!!!!

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That looks amazing! I'd love to ride a horse but until I shrink down to a healthy weight, it would be cruelty to animals! Maybe I will add that to my future NSV goals?

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@@eliminnowp I rode when I was obese, but it was slow and careful... for both me and my horse. Now, I get on just about any horse and ride like a demon. Life is good! :)

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Utterly fantastic! :) ;) :P :D :lol: B) :rolleyes: ;-)

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So damn cool !!!!

Living the dream right there.

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I'm sooooo jealous. You lucky, lucky girl. I love all animals but was brought up with horses and they will always have a special place in my heart. I did spend a few summers looking after the horses and driving the carriages for visitors at Hampton Court Palace. Loved the work.

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I LOVE those kinds of weekends....the best ever! And kudos to you for spending it on a young Arab. "Peppy Spooky Idiots" should be their actual breed name ;)

We ran into a cinnamon colored black bear last weekend. The horses and dogs and us and him all just had a stare down about 50ft apart on the trail before he finally sauntered off. It's always nice when moments like that don't turn into a sh it show!

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My horse is 25 (old) so I am borrowing a young Arab who has quite a bit of pep and is spooky and frankly often an idiot. I am a confident rider, but my friends worried about me taking this little loon on our 3 day riding adventure last weekend.

Kudos to both of us - together we encountered:

- a bear

- elk

- flushed a bunch of pheasants who flew up in a most alarming manner

- many close encounters with mule deer

- save a golden retriever who "messed" with the wrong does. Those mammas had that dog pinned to the ground and we had to rescue him on horse back!

Because my horse was younger and energetic, i did alot of riding off from the group and doing some "faster" riding and then rejoining them. The spooky little horse really did good!

oh, and hanging out with my pals for 3 days was epic all by itself!attachicon.gif 99fa3455-0e49-4a4e-9491-c924bdd172bb.jpg

Awesome!

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Thank you for sharing your weekend with us!!

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