I've decided that these little white birds (cattle egrets?) are some of my favorites. It's such a great example of mutualism (a biological interaction in which both species benefit). I wish there was a laundry bird that would follow me around my house and put the dirty laundry in the hamper.
Regarding Tex, this is my husband's facebook status Tuesday night: "Rode a tractor for a while, then the dozer for a while, but for some reason couldn't stay on the horse very long. That could have been because he looked like a saddle bronc. Thanks Jolie."
He had decided to ride Tex away from the barn on the circle. They rode past the house in the back, past the pond, into the woods, and back to the barn. Sort-of. Apparently near the pond, Tex was spooked by something and jumped. Then, Jolie, my innocent little dog, came out of the woods and spooked him again, and Tex unloaded my poor husband. From the way he tells it, he technically didn't get bucked off, because he came off the side.
I'm not too concerned. He's a young horse, and he was spooked. He did what he thought best, and many horses would have done the same thing. It will take time for him to learn a different response.
Husband did get back on and rode Tex all the way back to the barn, but I think he's been a bit sore and hasn't ridden since. At least it wasn't far to the ground! :)
TM
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