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Originally Posted by carol m

Interesting, Chris. I was obsessed with horses when I was a kid, and wanted to be what we called in those days a 'Red Indian' and finally (aged 7) managed to persuade my parents that the money they wasted on ballet lessons (ugh!) would be much better spent on riding lessons which they amazingly forked out for for years. Didn't get my own horse until I left home and then did a lot of show jumping. I miss riding even now, but guitar is good too (and safer).

Eddie, any closer to moving to a ranch???????? You know you want to!

Hi Carol, I was always obsessed with horses but my parents wouldn't pay for lessons, so I got a job in a riding stable when I was 16 and taught myself to ride, they wouldn't buy me a guitar either so I had to do that myself as well, my Mum always says she bought me up to be survivor but in reality I didn't have much choice as they weren't home much and never showed much interest in anything I did (sorry bit deep)
I've done some show jumping but I spent most of my career, foaling mares, looking after stallions and breaking in yearlings which was great fun but hard work, where I live now has stables and it's a rescue home for abused and neglected horses and ponies, I help out sometimes but I don't ride much these days.
It's funny how a song can hit a nerve sometimes taking you to a happy place sometimes a sad place.

If a Songwriter can do this they've really hit a home run, so Kudos to Eddiez for writing this, it is very good and great to listen to