I had forgotten, but it was 37 years ago today Fleta and George got married....Somewhere in my pictures I have a picture of George, Fleta, Mom, and dad standing at the alter and Fleta is holding mama's hand...that was the picture I was looking for when I ran across this one of Richard riding Betty's ole Red horse. He is sitting in the saddle I have in my closet that Tony had restored years ago and Gave back to me...I love this picture...I think except for pictures of Daddy this is my favorite...
And yes I know, this has nothing at all to do with Fleta's anniversary which I am ashamed to admit I had forgotten about but when I saw this picture I just had to post it...
Well I do have a horse story about Fleta...When Fleta was still living at home but working at Tyson's Daddy bought a little black horse that was just green broke...I think it was bought for me. The horse was Black but later turned to a dapple Grey and Daddy gave it to Dillard....Which has nothing to do with anything...
Anyway Daddy brought the horse home one night after work and it was all ready dark. He told me not to try to ride it till the next night when he would be home earlier to help me. When Daddy got home I had the little Black horse tied in the yard to the barn lot fence...I remember daddy said he was surprised I had not all ready tried to ride him.
Well Fleta, Betty, and me were all there by the horse and Daddy had a hold of the reins. We did not have a saddle for the horse. Fleta decided she would get on first. I remember her butt hit the horses back, the horse jumped and in the next second fleta was sitting flat on the ground with her legs sprawled and the horses two hind legs were right in between her legs. I have never seen anyone hit the ground so fast....Fleta always had more guts than the rest of us...
Happy anniversary Sister...
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Wish we had a picture of that horse.
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