Encounter with Horse

MEGAN: Though I woke up at 6:10 am as usual, I was able to roll over and go back to sleep until 8:00 am. Ah. After enjoying a sit-down breakfast I walked to the barn and cleaned Simba’s stall and gave him fresh water in clean buckets. He was very happy to see me- when he saw me and heard my voice he whinnied! I love being greeted by my horses when I walk into the barn. There is nothing quite like it. After I finished all my cleaning I tacked him up and we went in the field and just did walk, trot, and canter. He was good and seemed to enjoy himself. After a bath and some grass I gave him an apple and a kiss and went to leave, stopping in to say, “Hello” to Horse, a Thoroughbred who I have been tacking up and starting for Annie while he is here for training. His stall was absolutely filthy and he had less than a centimeter of water in each water bucket. I dumped both his buckets and as I was filling them, the hose pulled the door of his stall open and he walked out onto the grass near the courtyard of the main stable. Grabbing his halter, I caught him and as we turned to walk back into the barn, a car appeared around the edge of a building and sacred him. He jumped sideways and collided with my left leg from just below the knee to the ankle. Luckily Wilson (a groom) was there to take the horse so I could sit. I was absolutely terrified that my shin was broken, but a boarder who is also a doctor looked at it and proclaimed me “just bruised”. After some time sitting on the ground and one sandwich from the Deli later, Laura loaded me into the car and took me home where I spent the remainder of the afternoon on the couch reading and polishing Lendon’s copper pots. At 5:00 I left to go to church- I should have left at 4:45. It took awhile to get there, and I think people were staring as I proceeded to the Eucharistic Minister in the communion line. After going home Heather invited me over for steak on the grill, salad, and baked potatoes. Dinner was very good and I stayed in her guest room overnight. As I drift off to sleep, adjusting the ice bags which have been present alllll day, I am just so happy that I did not break anything. It may be a bit painful, but my leg is all one piece.

SIMBA: Mom came late today. I was very happy to see her- I mean it was nice of her to finally show up. She cleaned my very dirty stall and gave me fresh water. She knows how particular I am about my water. After all that, we went for a light work in the field. I had fun even though it was miserably hot. What are you doing up there, Mr. Sun? Trying to make a horses’ life torturous? Anyway, then she showered me off (and got my face wet- ugh) and let me have some grass. It was so good- I didn’t want to go back to my stall! After she put me away and said, “Goodbye” she went over to see that other horse- I don’t know why- and then went in his stall and came back out with his water buckets. After putting them back she came over, got the hose, and went in his stall again. A minute later he left the barn, and she dropped the hose and went after him with his funny-looking rope halter. A minute later I heard a scream and crying- It sounded like Mom! I couldn’t see out my window, so I don’t know what happened. I am worried about her. I hope that I get to see her tomorrow to see for myself that she is OK. *Sigh*. It will be a long night, waiting.