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nightmare brings good memories March 16, 2010 - 12:51:36

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I had a nightmare last night. If I have nightmares they tend to  be three of my main ones that repeat, but last night I got a horrifying surprise...
I was on freckles the horse again...
Now being on a horse I'm good with but that particular horse has my only bad memories associated with her.
Last night I found myself returned to the bucking back of a horse with a leg wrapped in barbed wire... I was holding on for dear life as the bucking horse tried to escape the bite of metal. Camp counselors are yelling... I can do nothing but hang on... an eternity passes in a moment... Must hold on... and it ends...
The horror of this nightmare was that it really happened. I was really on a horse that had accidentally stepped into some barbed wire. As you probably can guess, I survived...
I am grateful to this nightmare because with the terror of the moment on that horse it brought back the fond memories of box T ranch. Three summers of my life when I was really confused about what I believed. Box-T ranch was the place where I first was shaved... by force... It was the place of some of the most epic level capture the flag ever. The place with the perfect pool for performing whirlpool in. It had one of  the most amazing view I have ever seen.
I hadn't thought of it in years... so I did a little digging...
The proprietors have retired and sold the ranch and the current owners call it the wishing star ranch...
I also found this blog entry which is full of stories I can relate to... I'm sad to find out the camp is closed but I'm happy I had this nightmare...
RGS out...


- calvsie

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