I am not a night owl, but I had a blast last night. I have always wanted to go to my therapeutic riding center’s gala, but I didn’t have the money to go. Well, this year, that dream came true.
I had the honors of being asked to ride in the demonstration and I said yes. I didn’t have to pay to get in. That was taken care of and I went with my father and his girlfriend. I thought that it was going to be speaker after speaker, but there was music, dancing and fun. I actually was able to talk to my friends that I ride with. When I am on the horse, I don’t get to have two-way conversations with my friends. But last night I got that chance and we actually got to chitchat. I asked my friend if they needed any help, but she just told me to have fun.
But another wish of mine came true last night. I have always wanted to ride a mustang. Now, I usually ride Bob, a dark bay Welsh Cob thoroughbred. Well, last night I rode a mustang named Skunk. He is wider than Bob, but I really enjoyed riding him. Bob couldn’t be ridden because the gala took up three-quarters of the indoor arena and that spooked him. Skunk has less of a fear of that situation so I rode him. I freaked out because I haven’t practiced on Skunk before, but he is a horse that I would love to ride. Everyone loved the demo. I rode in front of 400 people and I got a loud applause after I finished and more applause when I went back to the table.
It was the best evening in a long time.