horse’s appearance, but I climbed on.
Daddy said, “Just give him a run down
the road and back; let him go.” As soon
as I was seated, I knew I had misjudged.
I leaned forward, held my knees in tight,
encouraged the horse, and we went fly-
ing down the road—a quarter of a mile,
an exhilarating ride faster than any I’d
ever experienced. At the railroad tracks,
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I turned the horse, and we cantered back
to where Daddy stood, laughing because
he knew I’d been deceived.
I haven’t ridden in years, but I enjoy
those memories, and I think of Gene
Autrey singing his song: “Whoopi-ty-
aye-oh/Rockin’ to and fro/Back in the
saddle again/Whoopi-ty-aye-yay/I go
my own way/Back in the saddle again.”
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