Well, I got a new job...

[Mugs914]

Leading trail rides for a horse ranch up near Waco. Kinda like not really workin'...

I'll stick with the cars and racing, but dial it back to a side gig. Still horsepower, just one at a time!

Here are a few pics of the view from my new office...

 

[David_Stack]

Proof positive that the grass really is greener! If you were off in the grass with your old gig, I don't think that was a good thing...

 

[Cl(VII)]

Congrats, that sounds like a really nice gig…until July, then gonna be a bit warm.

 

[NTP2]

Looks like fun, wish I could ride more than I did.

 

[Steven]

The attraction of nature is strong in the human species. It should be a life goal.

 

[lr64]

Are you going to offer a recovery service at all the big rocket launches? Horses would probably be ideal for that.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

You call that a job? That’s more of a lifestyle to aspire too! Awesome!

 

[Cape Byron]

Nice side gig, now back to the race bike!

 

[OverTheTop]

Very nice! I love trail riding myself. Have done up to seven-day rides. The usual place I used to ride at frequently would always get me to help with saddling the horses and assisting along the trail. I got the riding for free. The downside is that they gave the nice horses to the less experienced customers, so I got the cranky ones. They always ended the ride with me with good manners and and a smile. They appreciated someone who is kind to their backs and mouth and rides with confidence. A muesli bar as a treat works wonders too . Much better for them all round.

One of my favourite quotes is "A canter is the cure for all evils".

 

[Peartree]

Very nice! I love trail riding myself. Have done up to seven-day rides. The usual place I used to ride at frequently would always get me to help with saddling the horses and assisting along the trail. I got the riding for free. The downside is that they gave the nice horses to the less experienced customers, so I got the cranky ones. They always ended the ride with me with good manners and and a smile. They appreciated someone who is kind to their backs and mouth and rides with confidence. A muesli bar as a treat works wonders too . Much better for them all round.

One of my favourite quotes is "A canter is the cure for all evils".

My wife and I rode for a week at a dude ranch in Tennessee last year and ended the week with a ride through the Chattahoochee national forest in northern Georgia.

My wife is a far better rider than I am (she's a certified riding instructor and teaches handicapped persons for therapy) and has ridden over the continental divide in Colorado.

In any case, I like the John Wayne quote, "The best thing for the inside of a man, is the outside of a horse."

 

[Blast it Tom!]

I'm really happy for you, that is wonderful. What a way to earn cash, I'll bet you feel some days like you ought to be paying them! Well, maybe not quite that far... Still, I gotta say something to our Melbourne friend here, though:

One of my favourite quotes is "A canter is the cure for all evils".

I went with a group to a place near Jewett, Ohio for a day's ride. I was tickled that they'd let us do more than just walk the horses. Until I found out that my horse has a 36" canter, as they reported to me later - though I'd already found out by experience! It took quite a bit of him coming up while I was headed down before I finally got in phase with the periodic motion of my mount! I guess I should add that though I enjoy a nice horse ride, I don't get to do it much...