DT> Don't be too upset Vickie.  Kids that age all seem to suffer from the
 DT> grass is greener somewhere else syndrome.  It will take him a while to
 DT> come to his senses.  I swear that with my boys that the term "brain
 DT> dead" described them from about 10 till ????  the oldest seems to be
 DT> able to think now, he's 26 the youngest is now able to think as long as
 DT> you stay on one of 4 or 5 subjects.
     A good friend of mine now happens to be the mom of several of my high 
school and grade school friends -  Debby (yes, that's HER NAME TOO and how 
she spells it, too!) is like a substitute mom for me as mine is pretty far 
from Phoenix.  Anyway, Debby Morari says that it's too bad you can't just put 
them in the freezer until they are 35 or so.  Amen!
VN>     The cattle drive part itself is less than four 
VN> hours, 
 DT> Thats probably just about the right length if you are use to staying in
 DT> the saddle all day.  The thought of staying in the saddle all day is
 DT> enough to make me cringe.  I wouldn't be able to walk the next 2 or 3
 DT> days.  Make that I wouldn't be able to move.
     That was my thought, too, although Dean is thinking it isn't long 
enough!  This from a guy who rarely rides anymore!
  >the only problem that they had was that Dub is 
  >clever enough and experienced
  >enough as a ranch horse that he constantly was 
  >stepping out, over the barbed
  >wire, and getting loose. This was a regular thing 
  >with him, about 3 times a
 DT> Giggle.  Did you ever get to watch him do it?
      The one time I was there and Wilma said, "Look at your horse, Vicki!" I 
panicked and ran over to him as he had his head and one front leg through and 
was going to start on the other front leg.  I could visualize him severing an 
artery or something.
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