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Flossie's 150th Lesson

FLOSSIE'S 150th LESSON

The mud on the track near the road was terrible this morning even though I had given the
ground a week to dry. Gary started working his horses around the track just as I mounted,
so while his horses followed his car, Flossie and I tore around the track, walking through
the muddy part to be safe (and clean ???) She's in season, but was obedient nevertheless.
Even when I first mounted and we started heading down the track nearest the part where the
bulldozers were thrumming, throwing up dirt, and moving their shovels against the ground in
loud noises. She danced around, zigzagging, darting from side-to-side, but she never
stopped. Not once. I kept her going, walking the first time around, then picking up speed
with each lap. I had her at every gait, but it was the canter she seemed to enjoy the most.

Des is looking good. He's up on his feet now and is even able to drive again. He said he
still needs to rest a lot, and he can't spend too much time on his feet, but he sure looks
better than he did the last time I saw him.

Des is having the mud on the track dug up tomorrow. He's going to have an underground
drainage pipe installed. Then he/s having the hole filled so the track will be useable
again immediately. That means, if the weather stays sunny as it's supposed to, I should
have a great ride when I go back to ride again on Monday.