On the Road Again (Or Should I Say 'In the Air'?)
OK, campers, after a perfectly blissful July 4 weekend (riding time, gardening time, cabin-stay time, etc.), I'm back at work, heading to a Horse&Rider photo shoot in southern California. I'll be meeting up with Team H&R's Bob Avila today and tomorrow, and working with some other folks later in the week.
It'll be a Long Time No See Episode for Bob and me. We used to live about 30 miles apart, in Oregon, and since he trained horses for me (and trained me, too), I used to see him at least a couple of times a week. Now it's been closer to two years between face-time visits. That Idaho-to-California distance isn't something we can pull off like we did back in the days when his barn was in the next county.
If only I hadn't had to get up at 2 a.m. in order to get to the airport on time! Brutal--that's the only word for it.
Not the first time I've dragged my sleepy self out of bed to ride with Bob, though. Once upon another era, I used to get up at that hour in order to get schooling sessions at shows, when the arena was free. And I don't think I ever did beat Bob to the barn from the hotel. He was always there, freshly shaved and in those impossibly starched jeans, by the time I straggled in.
The guy's something of a tough act to live up to. But as soon as I get off my second airplane of the day, I'll be giving it another of my best shots!
posted by Juli Thorson @ 12:02 PM
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4 Comments:
Hi Julie, just wanted to leave a note that I've left you a blog award over at my blog. :D
Hi Juli,
I've been 'lurking' on your site for a while, but been a fan for a looong time. My all time favorite of yours was Dobbins Dependancy, from way back when...If you ever get the inclination to republish it, I'd sure love to see it again. I finally worked up the nerve to start up my own blog over in the equisearch blogs. Dobbins Dep. was mentioned in my first post, as it was actually the reason behind starting the blog in the first place. I've enjoyed reading your posts. Good luck with Bob Avila this week. I'm jealous.
Take Care,
Shannon7
Hi, MudRanch and Shannon,
Thanks for the lovely comments (and blog award). You've certainly made my day!
It's fascinating to know which articles stay in people's minds. Sometimes it's ones I least expect, sometimes it's ones I am partial to myself.
It might be time to go back and revisit some of the golden oldies. I might surprise myself!
I think my high school friend Amy knew Bob Avila back from her AQHA showing days (this was 20 years ago.) She always spoke about him like he was God. ;)
I'm sure it will be great to see him!
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