"Another Drink"
by
Greg Kelsey

Some sage advice came from a 90+ year old vet on a 10 day, 100 mile ride Greg and he were on. The vet had mae the ride sixty years in a row.  The vet told him, "While watering horses when riding in rough terrain at high altitude, limit a horse to nine flicks of the ear to keep your mount sound and sane." That is a little salt of the earth truth - a little gem - because a horse's ears flick with each pull of water they take in.  There is a peacefulness to watching a horse water - they are so graceful.  Nine pulls: nine flicks of the ear.