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Dig A Pony

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I dig a pony Well you can celebrate anything you want Yes you can celebrate anything you want Ooh! Everything has got to be just like you want it to Because... It was a much simpler time when she began.  She was young and with the long flowing hair you expect to see on girls in elementary school.  The horse was at least three times her size so much so that she needed help just to make it up into the saddle. Once up there she did her best to control something that was clearly much larger and much stronger than she was.   At that time we had no idea that the muscle strength she struggled with would later be eclipsed by the strength of her heart to overcome her fear. I can't remember when she first asked to try it, but I do remember the first time she rode.   One benefit of living in the suburbs of Pennsylvania is the availability of horse stables and riding lessons.  After some research, we picked a place and  pulled into a gravel parking lot next to an aging stable.  The sto