My \u00a0yellow raincoat has been missing around a year. \u00a0It was on a hanger in a store when we first met. \u00a0It started out life as a very expensive name brand wondrous water proof \u00a0soft raincoat. \u00a0You didn’t meet many like this in the early 90’s. \u00a0I met it before I had horses and when I used to shop for fun. \u00a0I can’t imagine going to shopping centers as having fun since moving to the country and having horses.<\/p>\n
No matter. \u00a0I met “the yellow” on a sale hanger. \u00a0I was shocked that the size might fit me. \u00a0I tried it on. \u00a0It’s a full length raincoat and a little too long for my short legs, but we fell in love. \u00a0I bought it. \u00a0People have seen me and my yellow raincoat forever. \u00a0We are constant companions at all the national horse shows in Ava and before that at all the Parelli events in Colorado. \u00a0My yellow raincoat and I lived thru the aftermath of hurricane rains at a show in Ava, Missouri. \u00a0That was in 2007 or 2008!<\/p>\n
Last year my rain coat was missing when the spring national show occurred in June. \u00a0It was still missing at the national show in September. \u00a0During the year during the infrequent rainstorms I wondered where my yellow friend was hiding in my house or trailers. \u00a0Missing Missing Missing<\/p>\n
This is the second horse show at Lone Wolf riding center that I designed the trail class. \u00a0Today, I went to Cleveland, Missouri to survey the arena and to look at the stuff piled around wanting to be used as obstacles in the trail class. \u00a0I took a close look at the mail box and there was a yellow flash of something in the mail box. \u00a0I went closer to look and there was my yellow raincoat. \u00a0Last year I used the sweet yellow in the trail class. \u00a0The riders were to take the raincoat out of the mailbox and put at least one arm in the sleeve. \u00a0I remember being alarmed at that decision. \u00a0It took too long and someone might tear the precious yellow. \u00a0So the rider just took it out and layer it on their horse and put it back into the mail box.<\/p>\n
My raincoat has been used as a trail obstacle for a year! \u00a0Used by unknown hordes of riders. \u00a0No one has washed precious yellow and it has lived in arena drifting dirt for an entire year. \u00a0My brain forgot that precious yellow was a trail obstacle in Cleveland, Mo!<\/p>\n
I tugged my yellow out of the mailbox and it was fully and wonderfully intact!<\/p>\n
Good Lordy!<\/p>\n
It’s going to rain this weekend. \u00a0Precious yellow has been washed and will be ready to go tomorrow back in partnership with it’s beloved human.<\/p>\n
Precious Yellow and I have been reunited!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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