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I am afraid of horses. And I am mesmerized by the largest of their kind. I cannot explain this sudden desire, this need, to be near them, to learn what this wagon-hitch business is about.
Lisa and me, we are bitten and smitten. We are willing to travel to get the next fix. So we went one state east and found joy unimaginable in the ring. Then after, finding the barns, (the barns!) and melting into the background watching, watching the dismantling of giants.
Somewhere in the tangle of hoof and wheel and harness is the message of power. Of companionship. Of teamwork. Of happiness that cannot be explained, and yet must be followed unblinking. It is the message of new worlds to be explored and reverence, sweet reverence for the pull of the natural world.
Amazing, amazing, amazing animals. And so incredibly beautiful. I'm glad you shared this, as I have not made it to the Big E in quite a few years.
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