Lily went to riding camp last week. The instructor's dog, Savannah, kept looking for a shady spot because it was usually in the 90s. If you'll look in the shadow of this jump, you'll see the dog. The instructor kept getting Savannah to move to a safer spot, but she especially liked the shade cast by this jump and kept returning.
It was probably a good experience for the horses to jump a jump-with-panting-dog combination, and none of them refused, but it's still not the best choice on the dog's part.
Between outages of almost every kind caused by lightning (now we've been struck THREE times this summer) and multiple fun trips plus a very welcome guest, I'm so far behind I may not be able to catch up. But I'll give it a shot.
Buddy is better, thank goodness. Thanks to all for your well-wishes and good hints on how to get him to take his medicine.
More later. Hope you're having a great, lightning-free summer!
Yep, been there. We had a cat who used to like to walk across the jump poles while we were on course. I've jumped the fence and the cat on more than one occasion ... and surprisingly never took the cat's head off!
Posted by: Jackie | August 04, 2008 at 02:07 PM
That's a brave dog and some brave horses. Glad you're back on line and lightening free for now, I hope that three times is the charm and you can escape the loss of electricity for the rest of the summer.
Posted by: Grey Horse Matters | August 04, 2008 at 04:57 PM
Now if Lily can sidepass over the dog for her next trick...that would be wonderful:-) Hope she had a good time at camp and hoping Buddy is feeling back to his old self soon.
Posted by: photogchic | August 05, 2008 at 04:13 PM
Glad you are back up and running. Hoping, like Grey Horse Matters, that 3 times is the charm and you are all done with getting lightening struck!! Wow-3 times? Really? That is incredible.
Posted by: BrownEyedCowgirls | August 07, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Glad you are back! Three times holy cow!
Savannah was just trying to stay cool! I can't say anything my dog is always with me when I ride. Of course our horses are used to her being around them, she stays in the trailer with them and is always with me!
Posted by: kdwhorses | August 08, 2008 at 09:27 AM
I'm finally catching up on what is happening in the outside world.
Geezzz ... horses jumping dogs, 3 lightning strikes, you do live an exciting life! So glad Buddy is doing better!
Posted by: Strawberry Lane | August 09, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Gosh I guess the need for shade beats fear of death by trampling. Animals are strange.
Posted by: Beckz | August 11, 2008 at 04:45 AM