This morning Magic and I rode through the Divide pasture, up the deer hunters’ road and up the old wagon road that goes to the high bench on Pinnacle Mountain. We usually stop at the little bench at the switchback but Magic wanted to keep on going. I turned him around before we got to the part that usually stops ATVs. Nice cool morning, lots of energy. When we went in the gate to the Divide pasture there was a deer about 30 yards away. It got scared and started running fast. It thought the most desirable escape route was to run down the fence to a gap that was easier to jump than the fence. I’ve seen this doe before and I think she has diminished capacity of some kind. She lets you get too close, chooses an escape route that is closer to you than she was originally, and ends up in a frantic run. Generally not a good close encounter for a energetic horse on a cool morning. Magic saw everything that was happening. It bothered him not at all! He has the confidence of a Christian with four aces on a new age church casino outing. We had a very enjoyable ride.
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