On Saturday the 11th of 2012, we went on a field trip at a beautiful cattle ranch located an hour and a half from Cordoba.
Upon arrival on the grounds, I was introduced white-faced male horse named “Tostado” in reference to the color of his hair and told to get on his back. The instructor had told us earlier that horses can determine the experience level of their rider and this would resonate very true a few minutes later. As soon as I got on his back, we went into the field and without my consent, Tostado started running very fast. But I thought to myself that this was what he was trained to do and there was not much I could do anyways since I did not have that much experience riding horses. After two turns around the field, things got worse as Tostado started to make his way towards the open gate. The owner of the ranch who was standing at the gate yelled for me to stop and I pulled on the reins to stop the rogue horse, but he simply shook his head to loosen my grip on the reins and continued running. We went through this four times. As we were exiting the gate, my left stirrup unhooked and fell to the ground behind me. Having fully appreciated the gravity of the situation, I decided to concentrate on simply surviving at this point. I’m not much of a religious man, but at this point, I hugged the neck of the horse, hoping for a miracle from above to happen and end this nightmare. After what seemed like an eternity, my salvation came in the form of a river. As soon as we reached it, Tostado seemed to have slowed down and I took advantage of the situation to quickly hop off its back. I ceremoniously landed square on my feet with my heart still racing at the beat of the horse’s gallop. I made it I was ok. I was on the other end death’s scepter and never had I felt so alive. I will never forget this day. And for the rest of the day, Tostado remained tied up to a tree in the corner and no one would ride him.
Bonus pics of me riding the devil horse:
#1 Introduction: He looks all peaceful, doesn't he?...don't be fooled
Upon arrival on the grounds, I was introduced white-faced male horse named “Tostado” in reference to the color of his hair and told to get on his back. The instructor had told us earlier that horses can determine the experience level of their rider and this would resonate very true a few minutes later. As soon as I got on his back, we went into the field and without my consent, Tostado started running very fast. But I thought to myself that this was what he was trained to do and there was not much I could do anyways since I did not have that much experience riding horses. After two turns around the field, things got worse as Tostado started to make his way towards the open gate. The owner of the ranch who was standing at the gate yelled for me to stop and I pulled on the reins to stop the rogue horse, but he simply shook his head to loosen my grip on the reins and continued running. We went through this four times. As we were exiting the gate, my left stirrup unhooked and fell to the ground behind me. Having fully appreciated the gravity of the situation, I decided to concentrate on simply surviving at this point. I’m not much of a religious man, but at this point, I hugged the neck of the horse, hoping for a miracle from above to happen and end this nightmare. After what seemed like an eternity, my salvation came in the form of a river. As soon as we reached it, Tostado seemed to have slowed down and I took advantage of the situation to quickly hop off its back. I ceremoniously landed square on my feet with my heart still racing at the beat of the horse’s gallop. I made it I was ok. I was on the other end death’s scepter and never had I felt so alive. I will never forget this day. And for the rest of the day, Tostado remained tied up to a tree in the corner and no one would ride him.
Bonus pics of me riding the devil horse:
#1 Introduction: He looks all peaceful, doesn't he?...don't be fooled
At first I was like =)
But then real quick I was like ಥ_ಥ
And this is me coming back with four limbs and no dignity
FIN
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