Horse riding

December 14, 2009

in Me Time

Have you ever rode a horse before?

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I personally did many years ago, during my graduation trip to New Zealand at a place called Moonlight Stables. While most people go for guided horse rides, the horse rides that we went through were practically on-your-own. That is, they trained you to walk the horse with a few commands and gestures and there you are, able to ride them yourself.

The horses were tamed and they were supposed to follow the horse in front of them. What makes the experience rather  unreal was, we were not equipped with horse breeches.

Traditionally, they were tight in the legs, stopping about halfway down the calf, with buckles or laces in the calf section, and had a pronounced flare through the thighs that allowed freedom of movement for the rider. If only we got to wear those!

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