{"id":2545,"date":"2013-04-24T12:51:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T17:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mofoxtrot.com\/viewpoint\/?p=2545"},"modified":"2017-08-18T22:06:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T03:06:05","slug":"tenor-and-the-sweat-drops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mofoxtrot.com\/viewpoint\/tenor-and-the-sweat-drops\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenor and the Sweat Drops"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was honored to get to ride Tenor while I was in Florida. \u00a0I used to own Tenor. \u00a0I bought him from Teresa Osborn when he was one day old. \u00a0He came home to live with me at 4 months. \u00a0A new internet family came to visit me not too long after that. \u00a0Ginny had found me on the internet because of my stories involving natural horsemanship and Missouri Fox Trotters.<\/p>\n

Kevin and Ginny met me for the first time at my home. \u00a0I had let Tenor come out into the yard so he could be part of the greeting crowd when they showed up. \u00a0They drove up. \u00a0We met and exclaimed with happiness at this meeting. \u00a0They met and petted Tenor. \u00a0We walked into the barn. \u00a0Kevin sat down on the barn floor. \u00a0Tenor wandered in and promptly went over to Kevin and laid down beside him. \u00a0Kevin petted him and Tenor put his head in Kevin’s lap. \u00a0We all knew that was a magic moment. \u00a0Horses just don’t lie down like that. \u00a0What we didn’t realize was that Tenor had claimed Kevin. \u00a0When Ginny and Kevin got up to leave, Ginny told me that if I ever sell Tenor, they want him. \u00a0I guffed at that. \u00a0What a horse Tenor will make me is what I was thinking of how he layed down with Kevin.<\/p>\n

Time goes on and I have many many horses to ride. \u00a0Turns out, Kevin was looking for another horse and Jenny Vaught was involved in the process. \u00a0Jenny called me and asked, What do you think about Kevin owning Tenor? \u00a0The episode in the barn flew into my head. \u00a0I blurted out, “It’s perfect! Tenor chose Kevin a long time ago!” \u00a0I gave Tenor to Kevin and they have turned out to be best buddies. \u00a0They love one another. \u00a0Kevin has spent tons and tons of time playing with and training Tenor.<\/p>\n

Tenor enjoys every minute that he is with Kevin. \u00a0Kevin and Tenor live in Florida…that’s a far piece from Missouri! \u00a0So here it is years later and I’m visiting in Florida and Tenor is there. \u00a0Kevin offers me the chance and pleads with me to ride Tenor. \u00a0I leap at the opportunity.<\/p>\n

Tenor is a great horse. \u00a0He’s solid. \u00a0He’s got all the fox trotter gaits. \u00a0He stops and goes at suggestions from my body. \u00a0He turns where I want to turn, sidepasses over a barrel. \u00a0He does it all.<\/p>\n

And then there was the pedestal. \u00a0Tenor loves to get on the pedestal. \u00a0I’ve seen many pictures of Tenor on the pedestal. \u00a0So I ask Tenor to put his front legs on the pedestal. \u00a0But Tenor offers more than that! \u00a0He puts his front legs on the pedestal and then his back legs. \u00a0We are standing on the pedestal with all four feet. \u00a0I’ve never been on a horse that managed to keep all four feet on the pedestal. \u00a0I am super excited. \u00a0I look around. \u00a0Kevin is talking to someone. \u00a0No one is paying any attention to me. \u00a0Evidentially, no one in the arena is excited that I’m on Tenor with all four legs on the pedestal. \u00a0I start screaming. \u00a0I screamed something like, “I’m on the pedestal! \u00a0Look at this! \u00a0Someone take my picture!”<\/p>\n

I know everyone is going to find this hard to believe, but again, no excitement has been generated. \u00a0Kevin is still talking to someone else. \u00a0I had to elevate my voice into super scream. \u00a0Nichole, bless her heart, did come over and had her camera out. \u00a0I had to yell at Kevin..specifically calling his name. \u00a0I’m terribly afraid that Tenor will move and my moment of pedestal heaven will be over. \u00a0Kevin saunters into the arena. \u00a0I want him to take a picture with my phone so I will have it.<\/p>\n

I pull my phone out of my…. \u00a0well…. \u00a0I keep my phone in a handy place on my upper body. \u00a0And let’s not forget that this is Florida…just around 80 degrees and a little humid. \u00a0I hand Kevin my phone. \u00a0He takes it and then feels the sweat drips. \u00a0His expression is one of horror and he is holding my phone like it has some kind of disease. \u00a0Kevin knew from where my phone had come and now he’s holding the dripping phone in his pristine hand. \u00a0His hand has become tainted with forbidden sweat.<\/p>\n

All I’m aware of is that he is taking too darn much time to get my picture! \u00a0I scream at him again. \u00a0He whines and wipes the sweat off the phone and finally manages to take my picture! \u00a0Kevin went through a tough time to get this picture of me and his glorious horse, Tenor!<\/p>\n

Thank you Kevin for letting me enjoy this great horse! \u00a0Sorry about the bra sweat drops.<\/p>\n

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