Home, home on the range! After spending a glorious week with the family in tow, I have finished goal # 25, Ride a horse for one hour. Actually, it was a fairly simple one now that it is finished but at the time I did not realize we would be spending four days at a dude ranch in toasty Madison, Georgia. Who in their right mind goes to a southern state to ride horses in the hot, muggy month of August? The hidden agenda behind all this was to corral all four children to one location and entice them with a fun family vacation while sitting on the back of a horse. This might have been more difficult than my entire 60 list, but the stars were in alignment and everyone arrived motoring from Massachusetts, Wisconsin, California, and Atlanta.
Sitting in a saddle for over eleven hours during the four days was tolerable especially since the pool was always available to comfort our backsides. I do not have any wild horse stories to report because these equines knew how to behave and responded when we wanted to trot, cantor, or meander through the wooded trails. Each of us bonded with our own special horse and our ability to manuever these majestic animals improved every day.
Reflecting on this year, I feel that I have the ubiquitous horseshoe with all the good luck filling my life including a family who helped me embrace this goal and provided me with a week's worth of laughter and cherished bonding time. Thanks to my kids and my favorite horse, Sparky.
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