tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916893495636077786.post3183901752031118070..comments2024-02-24T22:35:38.566-05:00Comments on Mill Swamp Indian Horse Views: Wendell's Right Much Younger Than He Used To Be Steve Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05178816218499735580noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916893495636077786.post-84610576182685488152014-10-14T13:10:59.496-04:002014-10-14T13:10:59.496-04:00Luckily, I only rode into a bees nest once & I...Luckily, I only rode into a bees nest once & I was fortunate enough to be in front of another horse. So Chico & I didn't get the brunt of it. These darn ground-dwelling bees!!! Your episode sounds much more fractious!!!!!!<br />MaggieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916893495636077786.post-62839154473098900142014-10-13T10:39:51.744-04:002014-10-13T10:39:51.744-04:00I was a little busy with all that going on, Attill...I was a little busy with all that going on, Attilla and Medicine Iron evacuated with Attilla riding much like his namesake, then I lost sight of him as Snow decided she had had enough, and then I had the issue of deciding how to deal with it..kicked stirrups and thumped my chest down on the horse's back and rolled free(you can't do that with a sadddle horn)...sent the horse off as I "beelined" (heh) off into the woods sort of away from the other riders..So I really did not get to see Wendell ride it out. It sounded alot like he decided to eject about the same time I did. <br />Those three horses stopped at a place where Wendell and Comet were literally right on top of the nest, I found that out when I went back looking for them. Considering just how close they were, and how many of the bees must have been on them, Wendell and Comet both held it together pretty good. <br />Wendell and I tend to ride in the back of the pack on most rides, and I have watched his confidence and skill grow with Comet for several months. He has indeed become a solid and competent rider. <br /><br />The bees...well, they did not last, after all, they hurt my Best Girl, Snow on Her...I will check again this afternoon, but I am fairly sure we won't have that particular problem again. -LloydAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com