My love affair with horses

What I remember most, when I first started riding was all the wonderful smells. I am not actually saying that with any sarcasm. I think I truly fell in love with horses so deeply and so quickly that the farm smell was almost intoxicating for me. If I close my eyes and picture my tiny, nine year old self walking into that barn in Terra Cotta for my weekly lesson the thing that stands out most is the smell of the leather, horse hair, hay and rain. Things that to this day, I still love. I am fortunate enough to still have horses in my life and if Piper falls in love with them the same way I did, horses will be a big part of growing up for her too.