Chet's a biter

This morning, Cas greeted my by saying, "Horsies!" Today was the day we had scheduled to go horseback riding. We had an appointment at nine in the morning to ride with a guide. 

When we got to the ranch, they determined our experience level. Cas had been on a horse before. I had not. They gave me a nice horse named Topper. Cas rode around on a horse named Chet. Our guide Bonnie rode one called Elvis. 

Toward the end of the ride, we tried to have Chet and Topper ride side by side. Chet did not like this plan. He bit Topper's neck. Chet's a biter. He bites. 

The ride was totally amazing. This was another in a series of awesome things that I've done this summer which I hadn't known I would really love it until I did it. 

After the ride, we had to go back to The Oasis. I managed to leave my credit card there last night, and in exchange for him driving me to the restaurant to retrieve it, I promised Cas a cocktail. He said the drive was so pretty and the view so nice that no additional motivation was required. 

We're taking a moment to clean all the horseback-riding funk from ourselves and relax a little before a trip to Esther's Follies tonight.

For now, here is a picture of me, Cas, Topper and Chet (who is totally a biter...)