"For the Love of Horses": Reaction to
'Happy Horsin'
Dear Astrid,
I
found myself reading your brief article about the love
of riding and asking myself the same question: why do
we ride? To say the least I was really moved by what
you had to say. I can tell you that the day I left my
father's house for the last time to move into my mother's,
I was and still am forever crushed by leaving the one
thing that I loved the most in my life, my horse, Monet.
Just thinking about it right now makes me want to cry.
But in reading your article I sat here for awile and
pondered... what is it about this incredible creature
that moves so many of us to be obsessed? As I sit here
I can't pin point the exact reason. I do know this...
to me horses are so many things, beauty, freedom, friendship,
inner peace, love, and even an obsession. I can tell
you that I dream of the day that I will be able to sit
on my own horse again. Maybe it will never be Monet,
but I know that horse will represent all of the things
that I've listed above. Thanks so much for making me
think about this important question.
I
found myself reading your brief article about the love
of riding and asking myself the same question: why do
we ride? To say the least I was really moved by what
you had to say. I can tell you that the day I left my
father's house for the last time to move into my mother's,
I was and still am forever crushed by leaving the one
thing that I loved the most in my life, my horse, Monet.
Just thinking about it right now makes me want to cry.
But in reading your article I sat here for awile and
pondered... what is it about this incredible creature
that moves so many of us to be obsessed? As I sit here
I can't pin point the exact reason. I do know this...
to me horses are so many things, beauty, freedom, friendship,
inner peace, love, and even an obsession. I can tell
you that I dream of the day that I will be able to sit
on my own horse again. Maybe it will never be Monet,
but I know that horse will represent all of the things
that I've listed above. Thanks so much for making me
think about this important question.
