he is so smart. we went on a ride one day that was I swear was the ride from hell, one of the worst i have EVER been on. I had not been told it was a ride allowing wagons so was all on clay roads through rural neighborhoods. Then the trail bosses got lost. on ROADS. Roads with signs for godssakes. It went on so long I got afraid. It was supposed to be over by ten AM, we had started at 8, and it was noon, then one oclock, teev was drenched in sweat and I just thought he was suffering and I was getting upset. I was with my autistic friend and she had started in griping, very loudly and rudely, and it had ostracised us from the group. They wanted nothing to do with us and I was feeling burdened and scared and my friend just getting frantic and so rude, saying things loudly like "WHAT KINDA DUMB-___ doesnt know HOW TO GET BACK. anyway. They decided to go back to the main asphalt highway to find the way back. oh my gosh it was so HOT and they then learned we were an extra couple of miles more to go and that was just HORRIBLE to me. Then the trail bosses said, lets all just get off here and rest a minute and relax and take a long long break. It was like one oclock and i knew it was dang sure not gonna get any cooler but what to do, go on and risk heat exhaustion? The garss beside the road was very lush green grass and the horses started eating it like pigs. My friend said LETS GO BACK. so we just left. I just felt Teev was gonna colic or founder eating that rich grass and so overheated. We got about a half block and saw a pig trail thru the woods and Teev just broke into an immediate trot and went up it. and I thought, well, its shady at least and maybe leads to a shortcut to the other road. yep, you got it, that pig trail took us to the back of the property where we were camped. Shady the whole way, and was only 30 minutes til we were back. So he will help you out if you get lost,... Janice
-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
