In Bonaire, Mommy and I signed up to do a three and a half hour horse ride to a beach. That morning, Daddy dropped us off at the dinghy dock to meet the man from the horse ranch. When I got out of the car I saw a flea-bitten gray, and two bays. They are Peruvian Paso Fino horses. The gray’s name was Macho, the small bay was Lucera, and I can’t remember the other bay’s name. Neither can Mommy. The instructor/guide named Simone rode Macho, I rode Lucera, and Mommy rode the other bay. Lucera is such a sweet and patient horse and pretty too, with big brown eyes. She follows Mommy’s horse around everywhere she goes! The landscape was dry and covered in cacti. We saw some very cute feral donkeys (there are a lot on Bonaire and they are protected) and some goats. We saw a ton of flamingos and most of them were bright pink except for a baby, which was a light grayish-whitish color. The baby was gray because it hadn’t eaten enough shrimp to turn pink yet. It was very hot. When we got to the beach, we tied the horses in the shade and had a snack. Simone fed Macho crackers and he loved it. Simone untacked Macho because he was the only horse to swim and when he did it looked like he was smiling. It was very hard to stay on when Macho was swimming. He loved to roll in the water at the beach when we weren’t riding him. After swimming Simone tacked up Macho and we rode back to the horse ranch. When we got back we sprayed the horses and turned them out. Macho rolled around in the dust and turned himself into a paint. I had a great day but I was really sore afterwards.
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Aunty Stew
2/9/2018 08:07:46
That looked like so much fun!!! Luckily the horse didn’t roll around in the water with you on him!
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Isla
2/13/2018 11:11:39
I don't think he'd do that! Or at least I'm glad he didn't!
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Aunt Anne
2/9/2018 16:41:04
Wow! what an experience. I love the picut4e of you on the horse in the water with you both smiling.
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Ellen
2/12/2018 10:40:11
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Michael
2/12/2018 13:24:46
Isla, this looks like a blast!! I remember when we used to swim the horses at summer camp, and it’s definitely a strange/difficult ride. Glad to see you smiling and having fun!
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Bobby McGlynn
2/14/2018 10:04:44
Sounds like a great day Isla and I love all the photos!
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Nancy Hagenbach
2/14/2018 13:09:14
Isla, what a beautiful ride you had. Lucena was just the perfect size for you. Glad you are getting some wonderful memories.
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Barbara McGlynn
2/15/2018 14:39:10
Isla, You had quite the horseback riding adventure. I was glad that both you and your horse were smiling in the water. It probably felt good after the hot air temperature. I was surprised to learn that Bonaire is so arid. I loved reading about your day. Thanks. Love, Grandma
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