by Terry and R.T. Fitch
Mini-Break from Reality a Success
“If you don’t move they can’t see us!!”
Pele signing his autograph while Terry looks on.
Okay folks, we threw it out on Sunday, voted on it yesterday and we are announcing the winner of the brief, short, small contest today. Yvette Riley was voted the winner with the caption,
“If you don’t move they can’t see us!!”
All of you equine guardians out there know is a motto that all horses hold firm to as they peer at you through a fence or from behind a tree, they have no regard or clue as to the size of their body…if their head is hidden they are good.
Likewise we are good for our word as the book is not only autographed by Terry and me but also two of the book’s characters and the models for the picture.
We were asked what the “rodeo event” was that caused the two bad boys to be exiled to the pasture. It goes something like this, Sunday was a calm and relaxing day after all of the build up and travel revolving around last week’s letters to D.C. campaign so Terry and I were quitely sitting outside, sipping on a cool Wrangler iced tea when Terry decided to let Apache out of the pasture so that he could graze in our yard before the mower dudes showed up on Monday. He has been with us for almost 15 years since he was rescued in Brazil so his temperment is one of wise calmness and I expected no problems.
Then Terry decided to add Bart to the mix which made me somewhat uneasy as he is a TB with issues of being spooked by anything bigger than a grain of sand, but he proved to be okay and grazed alongside Apache and exhibited no problems.
Not satisfied with leaving things well enough along Terry brought Pele out of the pasture and if you have not met him you should know that we call this Quarter horse/Mustang cross “Dennis the Menace” as he is always into something, always.
Harley adding horse snot to book cover in way of an autograph as R.T. tries to keep him from eating the book
Alright, I am good with all of that but while I walked around to the front yard to feed the Koi Terry let both Harley, the former racing TB and Moose, our Belgian draft/TB cross into the grazing herd in the yard. I saw disaster from the git-go as Harley is ALWAYS the one to jump, fart and stir up the other boys. He didn’t wait long and the next thing I knew we had five horses running around the house, past the Koi pond and down the concrete driveway at full speed, so fast that the big boy, Moose, fell when he was going for his second lap. I was NOT happy and Terry knew it so she quietly walked Harley to one of the back gates where he promptly started running up and down the fence line. Of course Pele was not going to be left out of that fun and off he ran with the other three thunder turds right behind him. Pele was next to be let into the back and the photo, above, was shot only moments after the two were not allowed to play with their buddies, who went back to quietly grazing I might add.
So if you don’t think horses think, feel or talk then think again. I prefer the company of horses, even bad ones, over many people…horses don’t lie.
The book is coming your way, Yvette, and thanks to everyone for participating…it gave us a few moments of escape and sanity!!!
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Categories: Horse News, The Force of the Horse
Straight from the Horse's Heart 
Congratulations, Yvette, on your big win! I about fell of the chair laughing at the horses giving autographs.
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funny 🙂 thanks for the smile!
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Sound like a fun-filled, exciting day for you guys. (-: You are so right, RT…horses do feel and are far smarter than people give them credit for. There is an element about horses that casts a spell of tranquility and happiness on those around them and only those who have experienced being around horses, I believe, understand their significance to mankind. I’m very happy that you and Terry had a chance, after a very busy week, to relax and enjoy what you love best, your beautiful equines.
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Great pictures & the description of the rodeo was hilarious! I remember some times like that myself.
The idea of the horses not realizing “what sticks out” reminds me of the deer that used to hang around here – they did the same thing – and I’m sure with the same idea in mind. Deer & horses do have quite a lot in common personality wise. Since I no longer have a horse – have sort of made do with our wildlife.
I realize you were sort of “involved” at the time, but a video would have been really appropriate!
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Congrats, again Yvette.
RT and Terry and equine crew…thanks for the chuckles.
Always hold these memories close.
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Dennis the Menace… lol. What fun! Like a bunch of kids! Thank you for sharing! Congrats Yvette on the winning caption!
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Congratulations Yvette.
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Had to laugh about your “Dennis the Mennis”! I have one too! His name is Shadow, and if he can instigate something he will, just give him time, especially if no one is paying no attention, he just hates that! He’ll steal your tools, gloves, hats, pull ponytails, water or soda bottles, groom tools, he just doesn’t care what kind of trouble he can get into. He can even untie square knots! He is now teaching my 2 year old adopted mustang how to do these wonderful things and as smart as he is, he’s picking these teachable moments up pretty fast, too damn fast! I just don’t know what I’d do without my wonderful horses, I love them so much!
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R.T., You mentioned that the horses consider they are hidden as long as they feel their face is covered by something. Well I would have to agree with that. I was out in a wild Horse area near where I live about a week ago and came across a lone stallion. Usually the horses in this area are very wary of humans coming around and will flee the area. However, this guy didn’t leave and I was able to get some good photos of him. At first though he moved to put a narrow plastic pipeline marker post between me and him and then lowered his head behind it. My first thought was he was trying to hide from me. And with what you said in this articile, I am sure that is what he was doing. The post isn’t even as big as a fence post. I wished I had the camera ready at that time but missed it. I thought it was funny to watch that action tho.
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Thanks for the moment of horse sanity.
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