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Flossie's 62nd Lesson

FLOSSIE'S 62nd LESSON

Flossie and I had so much fun riding today I didn�t even mind that she was mediocre. I did
some beautiful riding, however, in spite of it. We had a great time together. We both love
her new bit. She was mouthing it today while we were doing circles, so I knew she was
thinking hard about what she was doing. I looked down to see if her mouth was wet and was
delighted to see that it was; on both sides.

During our ride Flossie suddenly became interested in the paddock that runs parallel to
hers. I had to look to see what she was so enthralled with and was delighted to see a
couple of horses in weeds up to their eyeballs trying to see what we were doing through the
tall grass.

When I was done riding, I didn�t want to get out of the saddle. In fact, I stayed in it far
longer than usual, but even on foot, I enjoyed her company, as well as the company of Bambi
and Magic Harry. I love being in the paddock with them.

When I�m done riding and everybody�s been carroted, they usually wander off into the paddock
together. Sometimes I go with them and sit down in the closest shade available to me. If I
lug my camera along, sometimes I take photos too. Every now and then one of them will
wander over to me and sniff my shoulders or my ears before moseying along again.

I had my camera with me today so I took some photos of Bambi. Since she�s going to have a
foal in November, she�s extremely wide. In fact, she�s so wide, her appearance defies
description. You know what they say about a picture being worth a thousand words! If I
remember, I�ll attach a couple photos of her so you can see for yourself.