The other day I went for a trail ride with punky. It was
awesome. It was really sunny so we decided to go down towards the beach. It was
a bit too windy to go on the beach so we just rode in between fields in the
surrounding farms close to the beach. We rode in the evening so the sun was in
its golden hour and it was a very dramatic setting seeing the sun’s rays over
the ocean while riding in the hills. It was quite the adventurous ride as well.
In the beginning, Punky was slow and he was a bit tired so it seemed he didn’t want
to ride for long. That changed once he heard a dog barking, he suddenly got
really alert and was a bit scared. He was more scared because he couldn’t see
the dog and we were riding alone so he there wasn’t another horse there to make
him feel more assured. He suddenly got more energy but he didn’t want to move.
He was determined not to move, so after a while of trying to persuade him to
move forward I jumped off and lead him past the house with the barking dog. It
was funny because once I got off him and was leading him then he had no problem
and wasn’t scared at all. After that little encounter we continued riding. There
is this hill that we always run up and I let punky gallop as fast as he wants,
he absolutely loves it. Since he is a very smart horse he remembered this hill,
so when we came close to this hill he got very exited. He just couldn’t wait to
run up that hill. It was an awesome feeling letting him just run as fast as he
can up this long stretch of hill in between some fields. It was good for him to
stretch his legs.
On our way back home we had another little encounter. As we
were riding down this road some sheep came running around the corner as fast as
they could.. Punky was terrified. He stopped dead in his tracks and didn’t know
what to do. Then as the sheep came closer punky backed up, but when the sheep
realised how big punky was they started to turn back and run the other
direction. Then came the farmer around the corner herding the sheep, I believe
they were moving the sheep from one field to another. So as the farmer starting
herding the sheep back in our direction and running straight to punky, punky
decided to whip around turn in the opposite direction and get out of there! He
ran in the other direction for a bit stopping every once in a while to see if
the sheep were still coming towards him. Initially as he started running I stopped
him but then decided to let him run a bit so he would calm down. He only ran
about 20 meters and then he stopped himself. As he stopped I turned him around
and jumped off. Once I was on the ground he calmed down more as he could see me
and I could comfort him. As the sheep continued on by he stood still for me but
was very scared. I just smiled because I thought it was hilarious that Punky
who is quite a strong horse with a lot of muscle is completely terrified of a
bunch of small sheep. Granted there were more of them then of him but still
there must have been about 10-15.. so not that big of a herd. After the event I
just laughed as punky still seemed in horrific shock of the event and was
acting like he was scarred for life. I swear he was saying ‘oh my gosh WE COULD
HAVE DIED’. Seeing such a macho horse freak out about a bunch of sheep and be
all dramatic about it just made my day. I love my little punky.
So I thought that was a funny little story to share with you
guys. Wish i took pictures of our ride but i'll add some other pictures.
I haven’t done much today, just packing and planning. Can’t wait for
Italy and the hot weather! But I have to say it is quite warm here in Norway as
well.
Anyways hope you have an adventurous and funny day like I did,
and remember stay golden ;)
Quote of the day: “A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.” Leo Buscaglia
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Emilia
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