horses

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Soon, we pulled into the corral at Jackson Lake lodge. Jim had arranged to take me horseback riding through the park. It was a gorgeous two-hour ride on my faithful horse, Rugrat. Rugrat was an Appaloosa and a stubby broom tail. While the other horses walked peacefully along the trail, gracefully swatting the flies from their bellies with their beautiful long tails, Rugrat resorted to veering into the bushes to scratch his tummy and using his back legs to kick the flies. Only once did he buck with both legs off the ground. We became fast friends.