We rewatched Mulan two days ago. There were horses and such that awakened a desire of mine which was born over 25 years or so when I watched one of the equestrians in the country, Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski on her trainings.
During my overseas stint, I also used to watch players in the Hong Kong Jockey Club and would do an imaginary bet on which one is going to win the race. It was fun and exhilarating that I would giggle and clap giddily to celebrate when my chosen horse wins.
Nope, not that I wished to be an equestrian, a jockey or a gambler. I simply wanted to ride a horse and go for an adventure - roam around a ranch or go for a horse trek on some mountain side. Watching the film made me realize that the wish wasn't gone or forgotten, but was sort of buried amongst piles of things that I wanted to do during my youth but never really made it happen.
Helena Lopes
A wishful thinking?
Sometime last year, I came across a post mentioning about a golf course not so far away from here. It said one can camp for the night and do horseback riding the following day. It got me excited that I went checking any other related posts online for some further confirmation. My heart sank when I found out it was not true. One can see horses but cannot ride any of them at all.
I have never ridden a horse and don't have any memory of touching one either. Oh well, slash that. I did touch a white pony once when I brought my nephew to one of the city parks where he was put on the back of one just for a photo opp, lol! The pony didn't move at all, it just stood there for people to climb on and take photos.
Sometime in January this year, I read an article here on Hive by Stortebeker where he shared about their family adventure in New Zealand and finding a place which, I quote what he wrote, "was suitable for even those who have never even seen a horse in their life." I did wish we had such a horse farm around here.
That little voice inside me that really wanted to just jump into a saddle, make the horse walk, trot and gallop away to a quiet place amongst nature will just remain a wish unless I do something about it. And I don't know how much more time I have left in this universe to make that happen, but I'll keep it alive, at least for now.
Until then, we'll live life one day at a time.
Cheers to a lovely day!
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