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All I can say is WOW!!!  That runaway girl story sure brought back memories. 
When I was nineteen, back in the day, I rode (hung on to) a full-blown 
runaway while riding BAREBACK.  The folks who loaned me this mare said to 
ride her in a hackamore which would be on the left side of the tackroom.  I 
took the ONLY piece of equipment hanging there (I did not know what a 
hackamore was) and put it on her.  Off I went.  We did fine for several 
miles.  Then when it was time to  go home she began jigging and circling.  I 
pulled her hard, her muzzle was touching her chest, but away she went.  She 
was running down the center of a 2  lane blacktop road with white fencing 
going down each side.  There was no way to circle her to a stop.  There was 
a car about to enter the roadway and luckily it stopped as we blew by.  So I 
just hung on to the mane with one hand and kept pulling the rope reins with 
the other hand.  When we entered the property where she lived the driveway 
made a sharp left turn.  She was going so fast I felt she could not 
negotiate the turn so was I prepared for her to jump the 5 ' white rail 
fence straight ahead.  About 2 feet from the fence she somehow made the left 
turn, but I slipped to her side and when she came to a stop at the house I 
was hanging on UNDER her neck with my legs wrapped  around her neck.  The 
owners looked at me and ask "why the heck did you ride her in a halter?"  I 
had never seen a halter with rope reins attach and a big knot under the 
neck, so mistook it for a hackamore.   But,,,,, I have not been afraid of a 
runaway since.  I know that isn't logical thinking, but when I survive 
something very scary, I'm usually not as afraid afterwards.
> From Linda-k
Have a horse lovin' day!!! 



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