Today, July 15, is National I Love Horses Day! Officially, anyway. We all know that every day is a good day to love horses, but today is extra special because we can brag on and gush about our horses every waking moment and no one can tell us to stop. Isn’t that great?
In honor of the wonderful phenomenon that we all know as being “horse crazy,” we have compiled an incomplete list of things we love about horses; incomplete because, of course, there is no end to the list. No matter how many wonderful things we can think of to say about horses, there will always be more–many, many, many more. So sit down and read this list, add your additions in the comments, then run out and hug your horse: you have to, it’s National I Love Horses Day!
Samantha Johnson is a freelance writer and the author of several books, including The Field Guide to Horses, (Voyageur Press, 2009). She raises Welsh Mountain Ponies in northern Wisconsin and is a certified horse show judge. Follow her on Twitter: @miraclewelsh.
Samantha Johnson is a freelance writer and the author of several books, including The Field Guide to Horses, (Voyageur Press, 2009). She raises Welsh Mountain Ponies in northern Wisconsin and is a certified horse show judge. She loves Corgis and shares her home with her Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Peaches.
I hope I hear the whinny of my first born foal...soon.
These are all great.
I like the way "I" feel when I am brushing them.
unconditional love they give you
great info! love them all!
Love them all.
Should add, the way a person feels just being around a horse.
Need to add "horse kisses!" Even the dirty ones!
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