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On the last day before riding back to reality, the band gathers
to sing "Buckaroo Man" one last time as we sip our parting shots.
Terri has chosen a small rock that resembles each participant's
personality, and she places it in your hand while giving you words
of wisdom to send you on your way.
T-shirts are distributed, and we're told to put them on. We
must sum up each person in one word and write it with perma-
nent marker on the back of her shirt. e only rule is you can't
look at your shirt until after arriving home, where you'll find a
colorful reminder of the person you are.
I had the opportunity to ride three different horses on
this trip, including Gracy, who had her unnamed foal by her
side, and they were all amazing. Chuck and Terri specialize in
training trail horses for the bush and run clinics to help people
teach their own mounts.
Although the Wild Deuce horses are some of the best trail
horses I've ever ridden, this ride isn't really about the riding or
the spectacular scenery, the camaraderie, the food or the fun:
It is all about you!
During the Wild Deuce
Women's Retreat,
campers stay in tents with
cots and plenty of blankets to
keep out the mountain chill.
"Your only
worry is
whether to ride,
lounge around
camp with a book,
take a hike or sit
by the river and
meditate," says
Shawn Hamilton
of the Wild Deuce
Women's Retreat.
