So, we went on another group ride, this time with only six horses, as opposed to the 16 we went out with on Santana's very first group ride... Two of the riders were cowboys; ropers to be specific Cowhorses are used to working only in arenas...not so much out on the trail. Santana led the way. He was walking right on out at about a 3.5mph walk. The much bigger horses weren't keeping up very well. At one point, I saw a horse coming up behind us, without a rider... hmmm. I stop and look behind me and see one of the cowboys on t he ground. Vickey had to go and fetch his horse. Silly horse decided to reach out and grab a chunk of cholla, which is NASTY cactus. (See picture above) She grabbed, and then she bucked in protest to the cactus sticking to her muzzle. Ouch. We girls had our leatherman tools with pliers handy, and the cowboy was able to get all the cholla out. The rest of the ride was uneventful. Santana likes to walk out, and I can no longer stick him behind these slower horses and make him plod along. He will not develop the muscles he needs to gait by plodding along.
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