Horses
Thanks to my wonderful husband, I have a new hobby–horseback riding! Marc wisely figured that since I care so much about the horse rescue organizations Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) and the South Florida SPCA, I would probably enjoy actually spending time with the animals. He was right.
My teacher Missy Johnson is the best. She is patient and kind which is important because I have absolutely no natural talent for the sport. I’ve been going for lessons a couple of nights a week, and since I’m the last lesson of the day, I get to hang out and chat while she feeds and puts out the horses. It’s weird, but I really love the smell of the barn.
In honor of my new hobby, here are some classic children’s books about horses:
Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty. London: Jarrold and Sons, 1877.
Goble, Paul, and Robert L. Egolf. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. Scarsdale, N.Y: Bradbury Press, 1978.
Henry, Marguerite, and Wesley Dennis. Misty of Chincoteague. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1947
The only one of these books I’ve not read is “The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses”. The others are all books I read and loved so very much as a child. I’m sure I could read “Misty Of Chincoteague” right now and would be transported to the barrier islands like I was then. A book I wanted to never, ever end.
I watched the Marx Bros’ HORSE FEATHERS numerous times. Does that count?
Hay! Sure!