Friday, September 16, 2011

Getting the horses helicopter-broke

Levi and I rode my horses, Howdy and Cleo, up the mountain to where the ridgeline meets the sky. About thirty minutes later the helicopter arrived, lifting from the valley beneath us, rising to our level, then soaring over to the lodge down below. They gave us plenty of distance on the first pass, and Howdy and Cleo hardly flicked their ears. On the second run, he swooped in and Howdy considered leaping off the mountainside, but then thought better of it. After the third and fourth times going over with the videocameras going, the pilot asked if he could come in closer for some stills. We stood on an outcropping of rock, one horse slightly forward of the other, looking off into the distance while the helicopter hung in the air only 50' from us. Howdy and Cleo posed perfectly-- neither moved a muscle, just focused with ears pricked. It was awesome. The pilot and photographer were so impressed with my amazing horses, of course. So was I!

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