"Groovy! We'll go get 'em now I'll ride trigger and you can ride ol' Bessy. She's my favorite.", he smiles.
You feel very honored that Mike is letting you ride his favorite horse and snuggle your arm tighter around his as you both walk towards his house.
Being that you are not all that familiar with horses
he gives you a quick lesson on the dos and don'ts and helps you mount ol' Bessy then quickly hops up on his horse and off you both ride through the fields towards the rodeo. You feel like you are in a dream, the setting is so beautiful and, of course, the company is wonderful!
You arrive at your destination, hitch the horses up and stroll into the arena. Taking your seats you can feel the crowds excitement building as the action is about to take place.
"Would you like something to eat?" Mike asks as he stands, pulling out his wallet to get something for himself from the vendor.
"No, that's okay, but thank you for asking." you say politely smiling.
"Okay, well, I'll be right back, its starting
and I don't want to miss anything." he gives you a wink and turns on his heel to go get his eats.
Just then the first Brahma bull is released tossing his rider all over the place but he holds firm not allowing himself to be knocked off. You think, " Wow, this is going to be exciting!"
then upon hearing a scream you look to see who else is getting a kick out of this as much as you are, but to your surprise you see that it's Mike being knocked over the side of the arena into the ring. Some very LARGE man stood up just as Mike was walking by and in his excitement swirled his hand to give out a big, "Yaaahooo!" unfortunately knocking Mike in the back of the head and right over the wall.
You watch in horror as Mike runs around the ring looking for the nearest exit. His red leather and fringe (didn't I mention his jacket was red? Well, it is! ) was just too tempting for the bull who was now in hot pursuit. That old bull tosses Michael around like he's a rag doll then send him flying back over the side wall into a crumpled heap on the dirt. You rush from
your seat to go see how Mike is but by the time you make it down there he has been rushed to the hospital and you are left to bring ol' Bessy and Trigger back home and muck out the stables.
Well, doesn't that just stink!?!
Hehe, no pun intended of course! ;)
CopyrightŠ:1998,Terri
Revised--April 5,1998