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Flossie's 151st Lesson

FLOSSIE'S 151st LESSON

Billy was the one who drained the track this weekend on Des' property
where it's always muddy. He left a ditch the size of a horse next to
the fence, and a big hole on the other side of the track with two metal
stakes sticking up out of the ground as high as a horse's knee. Des had
no idea, so he said he'll get on his riding lawn mower and go check it
out. I told him it's dangerous the way it is. There are piles of dirt
around the area which could easily be used to fill in the holes. I
can't believe Billy could be so dumb.

Flossie didn't want to go past those piles of dirt at first, but I was
able to convince her in no time at all. In fact, I had her going up to
the piles and she was so relaxed she even tried to climb them.

Flossie wasn't as full of pep as she has been lately. There could be
any number of reasons for that. One, it's been only three days since I
rode her last, so not much time has passed between workouts. Another
could be because it was a whole lot warmer than usual by the time I
climbed into the saddle, since I had to wait for Gary to work BamBam
before I could use the track. He had him hooked up to a gig. BamBam
hadn't been worked in almost two months, and the little colt was raring
to go! He was all lathered up by the time he was finished with his
workout, from behind his ears to beneath his tail. The colt still looks
like a colt, yet he's been doing a lot of growing, too.

Des had over a hundred stitches, from his bypass surgery, that went from
his ankle all the way to his waist, that were taken out last week. He
still has some swelling in his leg, but he's up and on his feet again.
He said having the stitches out was a very painful experience.