This message is from: "Philis Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I don't usually write about my driving or riding experiences, but felt the drive I had today with my big Fjord mare, Karine, was noteworthy. First of all.....I'm still under doctor's orders (after major back surgery four and a half months ago) not to work with horses yet.....but when the beautiful weather and day are calling, I can't help myself! My husband hitched the big mare to my utility cart (I[m not supposed to lift that much yet) and off we went into the woods on some of our trails. We came to a pretty big slew hole about 16 feet wide and 12 feet long. I drove Karina to the left of the worst part. She took on some brush and small aspen trees. One tree, about three inches in diameter wedged between the shaft Karina's body. I pulled her to a stop and asked her to back up......she tried and promptly sat down in the muck like a dog.....totally stuck in her harness. If I would have asked her to go forward, we both would have been whipped with that aspen tree! I jumped out, telling Karina to "whoa". I was able to unhitch the shaft loop from the harness then I unbuckled the girth on the left side, jumped onto the cart and over to the right side, Karina still sat very still and didn't panic. I then released the harness on the right and when she felt the release, she jumped up and out of the mess. Neither of us was hurt. Of course, I walked her home......(can't ride for a year) and my son went with his truck and pulled the cart out of the mess. When things go like that I say the price of that horse just went up another $1000.00!! It's nice to know my horse trusts me and all is well that ends well......or something like that. Fjords sure are great horses!! Philis Anderson
