Cute Story
Okay, so before I get a substantive post over in the Hollywood/Writing categories I wanted to burble about my amazing horse.
On Friday evening I got to move Vento to the barn that is two and one half miles from my house. I am a very happy human to have him this close, I can tell you. A five minute drive versus a forty minute drive one way. Anyway, so he would be calm and tired before the trailer ride, I turned him loose to play, and he ran and bucked and ran and bucked. He finally wound down, and I entered the indoor to catch him. I thought I might have trouble because he was so wound up, but he came trotting straight to me, and stopped about three feet away.
I walked up to him, and he maneuvered himself until he was standing on my right side with his head right at my shoulder. I decided to try a little experiment. I walked about ten feet, and he walked right beside me. I stopped and he stopped. I retested — same result. I set off walking again, and made a sudden turn. He stayed right with me. We started making serpentines through the arena, and frequent changes of direction, and frequent stops. He stayed with me every step of the way.
I swear, my dog doesn’t heel this well. 
April 21st, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Just so you know, some of us are very delighted by these stories, and jealous. I’ve seen the picture of this magnificent horse. I ooze envy.
And the stories about writing and pitching are great too.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I like your horse stories, Melinda!
One of my favorite Rosie stories: I let her out in the pasture to graze by herself (she didn’t play well with others). Then I sat down to lean up by a fencepost and read a book. Well, 15 minutes later, Rosie looked around and couldn’t see me. She started doing that loud, “holy cow where did everyone go?!” trumpeting whinny that they do. So I stood up and said, “I’m right here!” She _ran_ over to me at a full gallop, stopped right in front of me, huffed, and went back to grazing.
That was when I knew I was part of her herd.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I’m in horse withdrawal. I was having Schleese make some adjustments to my saddle, and I expected it back on Saturday. No saddle. No saddle today either, and so I haven’t been able to ride him for days. I’m praying it turns up tomorrow. If not I’m going to borrow this woman’s saddle who owns this big, sweet Friesen. Unfortunately she has super long stirrup leathers so I have to do the leathers loop, which is not a lot of fun.