Thursday June 23 2011
It's not all just schooling together, eating and hanging together, and romping together; the two BFFs, Stormy and Tex, sometimes work together, too.
Today their assignment was to mark the last bit of trail (as in, a whole 3/4 mile of trail) for the 2-day Owyhee Cheap Thrills No Frills endurance ride this weekend.
Since the convoluted in and out trails from base camp required a bit more concentration, I made the ribbon Hula Skirts (in honor of our friend Dudley) the night before. Tex would mark the Out trail with his 3 colors, and Stormy would mark the In trail with his four colors.
Tex had never worn a Hula Skirt before. It didn't faze him in the least.
Besides, his Bud Stormy was wearing one and it didn't bother him at all.
The boys did the hard work - standing still - while Linda and I untangled and picked out the right ribbons to pin onto the bushes in the correct directions.
Having completed their assignment, the boys surveyed a job well done. They'll sleep well tonight, knowing riders won't get lost for their hard work (on 3/4 of a mile of trail!).
And yet, it always reminds me of my old horse, Russell. Barn owner installed electric fence and then proceeded to mark it with streamers. He got to the end of the long line, turned around, only to see that Russell had untied all the ribbons he'd just put up! Good thing my old boy is not haunting your ride....I hope.....
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