Today around 3:45 I took Honey out. It wasn't much at first but I decided to go to the lake. I did that and the sun was setting but I was pretty close to home so I found an old path that led to a farm back in the woods. I thought it would dead end quickly but it didn't.
After the sun set around 5 down behind the trees it became dark and the trail still wound on. I became nervous and Honey got nervous too. I kept going and ended up in a field full of soybeans that was pretty far from my home but I still knew where I kinda was. With honey sinking in the mud I had to walk too. Now it was almost dark and I wasn't home. We had a couple scares but eventually we made it to a place pretty familiar. I tried to get Honey to jump a water filled ditch but she instead balked, slipped in and laid down in the water and started to drink it. I pulled her up and she shot back and pulled me in. The temperature was only about 50 which is cold when your wet.
We came to the big ditch by our house seperating the field. I jumped through and stood and commanded Honey to jump. She rared up on her back legs, tucked her front feet and sprung from the ground. At 5'6" I am taller than Honey. She soared at a height that was way above my head. We finally got back to the pasture after dark. Honey kept a level head. If I would have let her she would have guided me home. Not because she knew where she was going but because as we got closer the shrill whinny of Matoaka got Honey's attention. She quickened her pace everytime and turned her head from the wind to hear her. Although we were lost we still made it home. Before I got on the trail Honey had outright stopped. She eyed it but I forced her down it anyway. Maybe she knew that would happen???
This picture is of me and my Honey girl.
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