EQUINE ECSTASY: Spain

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Saturday, March 10, 2012

TWO ANDALUSIANS

IF YOU GUESSED LIPIZZANER HORSES, YOU ARE MISTAKEN...OR AT LEAST PARTLY RIGHT!

THESE BEAUTIES ARE ANDALUSIANS, ORIGINALLY FROM SPAIN. ANDALUSIAN BLOOD WAS USED, HOWEVER, IN CREATING THE LIPIZZANER. LIPIZZANERS ARE NOT AUSTRIAN--AS IN VIENNA'S PERFORMING LIPIZZANER'S--THEY ARE HUNGARIAN. (HUNGARIANS WERE GREAT HORSEMEN AND FANS OF HORSES.)

ABOUT ME

WELCOME!

The origins of my love for horses are in childhood. I lived in a big city and, though I thought we had a big garage, my mother was not in agreement about using it as a stable.

Undaunted, most of my play involved pretending to be horses or be on horses. Sometimes, I even ate like a horse (when my parents let me) with my hands behind my back.

I day-dreamed about horses. I collected plastic horses. I straddled the railing of my porch and pretended to ride.

In the winter, I took turns with my little sister pulling each other like a horse-drawn sleigh over the snowy sidewalks. (A long scarf around the back of the neck and under the arms served well as a harness.)

There was no need to ask what I wanted to do on holidays--I always wanted to ride horses. Every summer vacation, or anytime my parents would take the family on a ride into the country, I asked to stop and pet any horses I saw. (I didn't get to do this often... :0( )

In junior high school, I joined the riding club. Once or twice a month we students drove to rent-a-horse stables on the edge of the city and rode. Those were some of the best days...

So, while I am not a professional equestrian or directly involved in the "horse world", my world would not be complete without my love for these animals.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

TWO ANDALUSIANS

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