Wild West Otherwise Known as Winter Wonderland

Day #1
Melinda awoke bright and early on friday morning. The first day of the Enderance ride known as Wild West had began. A Enderance ride taking place over a span of three days, each day haveing a choice of riding a fifty mile, or an LD. But as she peered out of her luckly hardy tent, she saw white.
The formally pine needle covered ground heavly sprinkled with pine trees was newly decorated with snow. Sparkling,beautiful snow, Filling the sky and the earth below...

Of course Im not sure if Melinda was able to fully enjoy this particular batch of frozen water. With the fact that she would be riding in and on it for the fifty miles she would be riding that day ,which included mud, rocks,and knee deep slick puddles.

But she survived the frozen hillsides and chilly winds of ice and troted across the finish line in great shape other than a rather taggered Mane(the reins kept geting stuck) and so was able to sit around the camp fire enjoying a hot cup of cowboy coffee.(lots of black crunchy stuff), with her newley present Aunt(my mother)and Couisen(me) who also survived their travels( a five hour drive).

The ride manager read alound the finishers (hers happly among them) And then precended to inform riders of the next days hazards.

Couisen and Aunt went back to camp and put up their tents.
Which was only my mother's, for I wise and all knowing had barterd for a place in Melinda' tent which was already in place and weather proven and had a heater!!! But what favors did the dear cousien(me) agree to?

Just hand walking Melinda's horse Farley any time she asks(the rider not the horse mind you).

This included six in the morning,six in the afternoon, ten at night, and two in the morning.

But, so you can get an idea of just how cold it was...IT WAS WORTH IT!!!!

That night... Melinda tried to wake her deeply sulmbering couisen at an unseemly hour...and gave up after developeing a small amount of pity, decideing her horse's walk could wait till EARLY morning.