Added: 04/29/2007 |
Planning A Great Horse VacationI have seen people traveling with dogs, even a few with cats, when I travel by plane. It makes me think of how I should try to reward my own pet. Perhaps a vacation would be appreciated. After all, horses are social creatures. Then want more than to just graze in the same pasture day after day, never seeing the other interesting sights on this planet. A great horse vacation may be the way to show my appreciation to my favorite pet.
After some of the long rides that I take on her back, all she ever gets is a scoopful of oats, some water and timothy hay and an occasional sugar lump or half an apple. Of course, she gets to see her foals for a few months, until I sell them. I’m sure that she is grateful for that. Surely, she deserves much more than that, though.
Actually, if you count the nice words that I give her and the times that I brush her coat or rub her velvety nose, she does get some good things. Still, I feel that I owe her somewhat more, something that she can remember for a long time.
Perhaps a great horse vacation would be in order. We seldom go anywhere except the back roads near my farm. She has seen the same trees and fields so many times. No doubt she is getting bored with the same sights all the time. I wish I could get inside her brain so I could find out what she would consider to be a great horse vacation.
In my imagination, I wonder if pet airline travel ever comes into her mind. Whenever she sees the vapor trail of a jet plane in the sky, does she ever wonder if horses or any other pets can fly on those amazing machines? Can she imagine a great horse vacation, getting a first class seat on a plane going to see the famous Lipizzaner Stallions from Austria? Does she daydream about witnessing a steeplechase in another country?
No doubt, Gloria would enjoy admiring the muscular bodies of the Clydesdale studs in England. I am sure that she likes to admire the male bodies of foreign horses. Maybe I should plan to surprise her on her next birthday with tickets for a great horse vacation to Europe. If only Gloria could tell me in English about her wishes for a holiday, I would feel more sure of making a wise decision for a birthday gift.
Still, Gloria would want companionship on this type of trip. Perhaps I should talk to the owner of the pinto we see sometimes when we go out riding. If that pinto filly could go along, Gloria would not feel lonely; she would have someone to share thoughts with, someone who understands horse language better than I do. The pinto filly seems to get along with Gloria quite well whenever we stop near her pasture. They snort to each other, shake their heads sometimes and appear as though they would like to run together if I would release my hold on Gloria’s bridle. I think they consider themselves to be best friends.
I owe this to my beloved pet. I think I will contact Northwest Airlines to get the cost of pet airline travel after I talk to the owner of the pinto filly. Perhaps I should sign them both up for a frequent flyer mileage program with Northwest. If they would take several great horse vacations, perhaps they could even earn free travel. In the long run, it may be cheaper than I expected to reward my best animal friend.
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