Yesterday's storm cleared out and left us a beautiful day. After breakfast at the local diner, that was kind enough to open up a half hour early for us so we could get on the road sooner, we moved out.
I'm starting to sound like a broken record but the ride was as easy and uneventful as yesterday. There was no rush except for Alex who wanted to get to town so he could finally pick up those bike shorts I mailed him last week.
When we got to town Bobby had arranged a stay at the local warm showers place. A nice lady from New Zealand, Gillian, had a farm with a camper trailer setup for us to use in exchange for a quick bit for work on the farm. While talking with her I found out she sometimes puts people on her horses. My sister had a horse growing up so I passed on the experience but Alex had never ridden one before.
We go round up the horses and teach Alex the basics like how to walk behind the horse without getting kicked. Then we got Alex to mount the horse bareback. Surprisingly he made it up on his second try. Gillian led him for a nice little trip around the yard and Alex seemed to be having a good time. Gillian the tried to have him spin around on the horse. He made it halfway before losing his balance and slid off almost like a normal dismount. They then tried it again starting with Alex sitting on the horse backwards since that is where he failed the spin. I got some good pictures of him facing the wrong direction. He successfully pulled off the spin this time so on to the next trick.
There was a small dirt mound close by which Gillian led the horse and Alex up. This was a bit much in my opinion but they pulled it off perfectly. They then went to try it again this time with me video recording it. Unfortunately it didn't go as smoothly. When they got to the top of the hill the horse gave a small buck and Alex fell off. Not a bad fall and he didn't get hurt but the horse stepped right next to his leg and he refused to get back on. Alex was a good sport about it after watching the movie but I don't blame him. Ending your trip over something like that would suck.
Here is a link to the fall video:
https://youtu.be/0UnOhl9_d8Y
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