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I had a nice moment yesterday with my old A-Rab horse. Shortly before the falls, right after the bridge, I decided to get off and walk again, for exercise. I should have done it sooner, it’s only a half mile or so to the falls from there... Oh well, I didn’t think of it soon enough.

But the moment happened when I was dismounting. I dismount by swinging my right leg over, standing there while I kick out of the left stirrup, then hop down. when I was half off like that, I inadvertently pushed down on the quick release snap for the water bottle holder and it fell down unexpectedly, and landed leaning right on Bay’s foot. It was a water bottle full of ice and water, so it made a rattling sound, and it was cold. He just stood there, didn’t move a muscle, though his eyes were wide as saucers. Something like that, had I not been in a precarious position, he’d have jumped back, snorting... but he took care of me. He’s come a long way in 16 years since we first met. :~)