I love horses. It's not something I would tell people the first time I meet them or anything but those who have known me for years would know. My obsession for that animal started in primary school, when I picked up Black Beauty. Thereafter, I read all the horse books I could find (Saddle club? Or something along those lines…) Then I moved on to horse encyclopedias, I begged and cried my parents to buy me one which still sits on my bookshelf. I bought all the horse merchandise I could see, figurines, posters.. heck, even glow in the dark horse stickers of which the sole surviving one is still stuck firmly on the mirror of my dressing table. Sometimes when I stare at it at night, I mistake it for a butterfly.
Now that I'm not as obsessed as I first was, it doesn't mean that I don't love them anymore. I still do. I surprise myself sometimes with horsey knowledge and facts I picked up when I was much younger. How a palomino is a golden-brown horse with black mane, how a horse is never ever white but always grey. How there are different types of bits for dressage, jumping and etc. And the thing is, I don't think the love will go away. Ever. I've always always dreamt of owning my own horse in the future. It would stay on this lovely piece of open land, with an apple tree. And when I put on the saddle, we would ride through the mountains, the rivers, the marsh, the fields. How lovely.
I went to the Philippines maybe 5 or 6 years ago and finally finally got the chance to ride a horse. I still remember that portion of my trip so clearly. They normally don't let beginners ride free reign but I got some leeway because we knew people who owned the horses. And that feeling, gosh. That feeling when you're on a galloping horse, the wind going through your hair, the exhilaration. It's indescribable. We trekked up to Malboro Country that day and that night, when my family was complaining about how the riding made their ass ache, I begged them non-stop to bring me back there again the next day for more.
How I long to be back on the saddle. I can't wait for that day to come again.
I really wanted to go horseback riding in Spain last year but sadly we didn't go to any beaches and winter isn't exactly the most appropriate time to do so :(
Wah Deanna I never knew you liked horses! But yes horses are beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Dee, we are exactly the same. When I was young I would buy the Old Maid card game and remove the horse pairs inside and then keep it inside this orange box I labelled 'Horse Things'. And all I had inside were my cards LOL. And I made my mum buy all the limited edition 80 bucks Barbie dolls as long as they came with a horse and loved collecting any figurines or pony toys!
ReplyDeleteWe had a great childhood. :')
@Mich heheheh love them omg!
ReplyDelete@Rachel HAHAHAHAHA a great childhood indeed!! Always dreamt of having my own horse. I almost took up horseback riding lessons in Singappore!!!