Sounds of Summer

The zip of my boots.

The scratch of Velcro.

The snap of stirrup leathers.

The squeak of the saddle as I settle into the tack.

The swish of a tail and soft snufflings of my senior citizen as he grazes.

And, the rushing gurgle of the creek behind my house after a soaking rain.

Some sounds that I didn't include might be: the wheeze of heavy breathing as I do trot sets; the uneven shuffle of an abscess-ey horse walking on gravel; the thunder of hoofbeats as Eddie runs up the hill into the back field when it's time for me to ride; and the chaotic clatter of PVC jump poles when Eddie carelessly disregards the crossrails in the gymnastic. 

Whatever your sounds of summer are......Happy Summer!