I
had hoped that for my first back in the saddle after two weeks we would have a sedate ride, to take into account my not great back.
Buddy of course had other ideas. We were going along in a convivial manner, then in the thicket next to the road we saw the deer. He did a handbrake stop, hard right and into 5th gear, losing his footing and slipping, thought for a moment he would go down. Regained footing and composure, tip toed past the deer, hoping they wouldn't decide to jump out again in front of us.
He decided the best thing was shortest route home. Unfortunately that entailed passing fields with horses, who proceeded to prance alongside the fence, so we have in harmony prancing and bouncing. So my back has had more of a work out than intended.
had hoped that for my first back in the saddle after two weeks we would have a sedate ride, to take into account my not great back.Buddy of course had other ideas. We were going along in a convivial manner, then in the thicket next to the road we saw the deer. He did a handbrake stop, hard right and into 5th gear, losing his footing and slipping, thought for a moment he would go down. Regained footing and composure, tip toed past the deer, hoping they wouldn't decide to jump out again in front of us.
He decided the best thing was shortest route home. Unfortunately that entailed passing fields with horses, who proceeded to prance alongside the fence, so we have in harmony prancing and bouncing. So my back has had more of a work out than intended.
