The last post was the first part of July and now its nearing the end of August. So there was the Beltrami County Fair, a trip to Fargo and Becca's Hunter Jumper show, and today I attended the Christian Cowboys Cowboy Days camp out and trail ride. I just went for one day, while other people have been camping out since Thursday evening. I'm so glad I went today! They had a couple of wagons not show up for the ride and there were plenty of people there who wanted to ride the wagons- including me. I don't have a truck or trailer to haul my horse and cart to any of these rides so I have to depend on finding room on someone else's wagon.
Today they had a team and wagon, but no teamster to drive it. I told them that I know how to drive and they got the team harnessed up and hitched for me! Such service. Another fellow even drove them around the field for a little bit to be sure they weren't going to be runaways. They were tough and hard mouthed, but they got to listening for me. By lunch they were going by voice commands and easing off on the speed. I really enjoyed driving those Amish-trained mares even though they had only been driven together once before. They had no names, so I called them Black and Brownie. One was black and the other was bay. The black looked like she had many years on her as she was pretty gaunt in the flanks and had a sway back. The bay was younger looking, but she had plenty of years on her also.
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After lunch the other Teamster wanted to rest so he had me drive his team of Halflingers. Those geldings were so laid back I thought I was going to go to sleep driving them. Except when we came to driveways. They wanted to go into every driveway and so our tracks meandered all over the road. They went pretty straight if I kept them trotting, but I couldn't trot them all afternoon! And they weren't used to their teamster talking to them. Every time I talked to them, I startled them. I'm used to praising the team I drive and get them used to my voice so they listen for me. I had a wonderful time driving the teams and giving rides and the people that rode in the wagons were pretty happy about their rides too.
Trying the team out before they let me drive them. He told me that I may have to stand on the brake! I didn't use the brake except when I was loading passengers.
The clouds in the sky on the way home from work are spectacular! I just have to add them in here because of their beauty!
