My Mom turned 75 today, June 28, 2008. Wow! That's 3/4 of a century! Yesterday, in celebration of her birthday and to stick her tongue out at aging, we went on a 10 mile trail ride on our horses! How many 75 year old's do you know that are capable of saddling up her own horse and go riding for 10 miles? Not too many, I'd wager!
When Mom goes riding, she is a minimalist who rides in jeans and moccasins. Due to our heat in the desert, I talked her into getting a camel pak to ride with to make accessing her water during a ride easier. I have been riding with a camel pak for over 4 years now, and I love mine and even wear a small one in the winter. A regular camel pak was too big for Mom, so she got a child size one. So armed with her camel pak on her back, and a fanny pack attached to her waist to carry carrots for her horse, she felt overloaded and thought she looked like she was outfitted to climb Mt. Everest! Wonder what she thinks about me in all my crap!
Here is a video I took of our ride:
I'm not certain I will live to be 75, let alone still be on the back of a horse then! Mom still has dreams of doing a 25 mile Endurance ride with me. At this rate, I think she'll make that ride this year!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!
