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Oh Barbara..that is so very Cool! I just knew when you bought Jess, he was 
going to work out well for you. Now, the stinging nettle thing just makes me 
sure he is smart!

Ranelle Rubin
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> From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "RIDECAMP" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   I'm excited about my new horse
> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:49:25 -0700
>
> BlankAlthough I've had Jess for almost a year, I still think of him as "my 
> new horse."
> On Saturday, Lud, a friend and I went for a ride.  We were climbing up a 
> hill, through the manzanita and knobcone pine when we heard strange sounds. 
>  We stopped to listen and determined that there were some dirt bikes 
> coming down the same trail we were going up.  It is a narrow single-track 
> trail with brush on either side.  Jess and I were in the lead (where he 
> likes to be) and I just pulled to a stop and waited.  For some reason, I 
> was sure he was going to handle this just fine.  I had bought Jess to 
> replace a very spooky horse that I'd had for over 3 years.
> Jess was perfect.  He just stood his ground, completely un-flapped, while 
> we patiently and firmly informed the three young bikers that riding on 
> horse trails was not good for the trails and if they were to go downhill 
> further they were going to be on our property and we don't welcome bikes on 
> our property.  They said they were lost....yeah, sure.  They said they 
> would just go on by us and head home...no, they needed to go back the way 
> they came.  They said they were almost out of gas...that was just fine by 
> us, they could leave their bikes and walk a few miles back to where they 
> came from.  Finally, since we weren't moving and we wouldn't let them by 
> us, they turned around and left.  Two fellows were polite and turned their 
> bikes by hand, then quietly started them and took off.  The third guy, 
> about 6 feet from me and Jess, deliberately left his bike facing me, jumped 
> vigorously on the starting lever, then revved the engine loudly, spun a 
> couple of hookers in front of us and roared back up the hill.  He was mad 
> and he was going to show it.
>
> I'm so proud of Jess!  No panic, no fuss.
>
> I have found out, however, that he absolutely hates going through stinging 
> nettles.  I hope he doesn't run into a yellowjacket nest...I'll be in deep 
> trouble if he does.
>
> Barbara
>
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