Chester says; I aint afraid of nothing on two wheels

Hello all, 

Well my neighbors have suspected we were a strange bunch since we moved here with our curly horses and all our crazy stunts but the look on a new friend's face last Wednesday said it all. 

Backing up,  a few weeks ago I explained to my dear hubby that Chester and I were not able to fulfill one of our challenges for the November RAC competition; riding with a bicycle as we didn't have one. You see, Susan, my wonderful partner checked off  riding a bicycle with Didder early on and so did our over achieving Vermont cowgirls and D Dolls who ride in the snow like beautiful, graceful  fawns.....so I knew the pressure was on 'cause we needed those points.  I was even beginning to think Susan would never speak to me again and seeing all those dang photos of her with a shotgun made me realize I'd better make it happen or else she'd talk Handsome Harold into helping her make their way to Texas and hang me from a tall Mesquite tree.

So, I emailed Denise and asked if an ATV or John Deere Gator would work (hoping to get credit with a vehicle more easily accessible in our neck of the woods and she nope;

"A bicycle is one of the most challenging things because it doesn't make noise..has lots of moving parts. Most horses that are not afraid of motorized things ARE afraid of bikes. So there really isn't anything to replace that. Do you have a neighbor kid that has one?"  

Bamm, a light blub went off in my, tiny blonde brain...ask everyone I meet if they had a bike we could borrow for a short ride.Whew, and you think Pooh Bear had it tough....

Well, on Wednesday my hubby comes driving up with a big smile on his face and behind him a dear, wonderful fella on a beautiful, shiny, restored red bicycle like one you'd see on Leave it Beaver back in the day. It seems my husband went door to door looking for folks with a bicycle so we could meet this obstacle of our challenge. He simply explained the situation and the sweet neighbor fella said; sure no problem.  So here we are, Chester and I and Mike on a bike.....

We did offer Mike a beer for all his help and he exclaimed he couldn't drink and ride... And, I'll be be fixing Hank, my hubby, his favorite meal - pasta - once he has worn off of the Turkey we had on Thursday.

Angie and Chester in Texas - 

Chester ain't scared of nothing on two wheels