>>>I think a lot of us have illusions while riding....when I rode western >>>style with my appy I had a different type of feeling......I would put >>>eagle and hawk feathers on her sparse mane with really cool blankets and >>>dipped my hand in paint and take her out on the trail......riding gives >>>some of us a connection to something in the past , the future, whatever >>>it is we desire to connect to.
Sure, nothing wrong with having some fun, even pretending a little like we did when we were kids. What was it Wanda said recently: if you're not grown up by age 50, you don't have to? :) As long as the illusions, games, feelings don't grow to the point to be harmful to the horses, and as long as we keep their best interests in mind, who cares? I am going to pretend to be Connie Reeves sometimes when I ride now, hoping it will make me live longer! Karen Thomas, NC
