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LOL.

Well, I was warming up the horse. The girls were going to watch me make a run. Mack called and I had to run in to check the radar for him, so Jenny got on the horse to keep him moving while I looked at the radar and talked to Mack.

When I got back out there, her and Kristy were talking about stirrup length. They thought I might should shorten my stirrups a bit. That you could hold on better with shorter stirrups. I said I would but not today, as I didn't want to change anything till they had seen us make our run. Well I loped a few more circles then decided I'd go ahead and shorten them one hole. I loped a few more circles and was thinking I felt like I was pushing myself out of the saddle more then sitting in it, but I went ahead and tried a run. I made the first turn, and lost a stirrup. In trying to get it back before I got to the next barrel, I think I got him with a spur and he zagged, I lost my balance and pulled him the other way so he zigged back, and I came off. I hung off of the side for a good long while tho:). so I wasn't that far up before I hit.

I really feel bad for him tho. I think it really scared him. When I walked over to him he was trembling. I know me tho, and I really needed to go ahead and make a run immediatly. But he was spooked. Like I've said he's real light mouthed and sided, so my flopping around on the poor guy didn't do him any good.

It took me about 5 tries to get him thro the pattern good enough to quit. He kept spooking, zig zaggin in that same spot, I guess anticipating me jerking on him. How do you tell them you didn't mean to do that.

We finally got one done. Tomorrow, I'm going to work him slow and easy for just a short while. He'll be off Sunday, then that long trail ride Mon. and probably be off Tues to give him a day to get over the ride. So hopefully after tomorrow's calm easy work out on the barrels, by next Wed. he'll be over the fright I gave him.

Oh, I put my stirrups back where they were, and that's were they are going to stay. The girls figured out I ride with more weight in my heels then they do, so where my stirrups are is right for me. I think Jenny really felt bad but it was my mistake, I should have left it alone like I had first decided.

Becky