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Speaking of horseback riding...
When I was a younger man I used to love riding the circuit. 8 second rides ending with blood snot and sweat. Intensity and frequency was the name of the game. After a few years I realized all this did was left me battered, bruised and in the dirt.
Then one day I found this one mare. We had our share of rodeo time but there was something different about this one. I took her back to my ranch and she turned into something special. She gave me a 3 wonderful colts and a beautiful filly. They are turning out to be somehting even better than anything we could have hoped for.
Nowdays we don't ride rodeo anymore. A trail ride a few times a month has found to be much more enjoyable than loading up in the chute. Most of the time just knowing she's there and caring for her gives me more satisfaction than the ride.
Maybe we're just getting too old. Maybe life has beat the snot out of us. Either way, I can't imagine life without her and wouldn't dream of putting my spurs on for anyone else.
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