Conversation with my horse...

[glenatron]

I posted this elsewhere on a thread of conversations people have had with their horses but it made me smile so I thought I'd share it here also.

This was more or less the conversation we had on Saturday. It was our first solo hack in the last few months on account of it's fun to go out for rides with Small and sleepsy_mouse:

Me: Zorro, I know we left Small behind and we're out alone but I'm sure you can walk faster than this.
Zorro: I can walk faster if we go the other way.
Me: We're not going that way, though, are we?
Zorro: We could be, look I can just whip round and...
Me:... and continue whipping round until you're back facing the way we're going.
Zorro: I have backup!
Me: That's nice, go forward.
Zorro: I can buck!
Me: That's nice, go forward.
Zorro: ...
Zorro: So. going forward then.
Me: Yes, how about it?

five minutes later

Zorro: This is the invisible wall!
Me: Why have you stopped?
Zorro: The invisible wall!
Me: I can't see anything.
Zorro: No, that's cos it's invisible, we'd better go home now!
Me: Or go on?
Zorro: But there is a wall!!!
Me: Alright, I'll get off and push.
Zorro: That's good- you can go through the wall first.
Me: So what is this wall made of?
Zorro: Sinister doom and certain death and lions!
Me: That's funny because it looks to me like it's around where this field of cows starts. Is it because of the smell of cows, Zorro?
Zorro: No it's lions! And bears!
Me: Were they Mooing bears? Lions with horns?
Zorro: ...

Zorro: hold on! I know this place! This is the half-way mark!
Me: So if I asked you for a gentle trot now...
Zorro: RAMPAGE!!!!!
Me: Row down, lunky.
Zorro: BUCKING!!!
Me: Bend bend bend bend bend
Zorro: Wait, you want me to walk?
Me: Yes please, Zorro.
Zorro: BUCKING! INTO A PUDDLE! SPLASHING!
Me: Bendbendbendbend
Zorro: I can do sideways! Check out me doing sideways!
Me: Thanks Zorro, can you do walking?
Zorro: No.