Week 2: Ride an Animal

This one should prove more interesting than last weeks.

Vagueness is an Artform

Thursday Update

So  after a not very exhaustive search I have found the following options:

A horse
A very old horse
A unbroken horse
A portly man willing to give me a piggy back ride.

Attempts at procuring a donkey, camel or elephant all proved fruitless.  So it seems horse will be the way to go.  Hopefully, things will fall into place and I can achieve the goal this weekend.

Friday Update

After some more searching I have found a wonderful organization the "Longhopes Donkey Shelter" the work they do is very inspiring.  I've contacted them in hopes that in exchange for a donation they will let me briefly ride one of their magnificent animals.

Regardless of whether or not it pans out, they really are a fantastic organization, and I will still donate to them, and I encourage anybody reading this to do so as well.  Visit them at http://longhopes.org/  because seriously Donkeys are awesome!

Some Mid-Week Inspiration


 “He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm


 

 

Sunday Success

All the pieces came together this Sunday.  A family friend had a donkey they were willing to let me try to ride.  So I hopped into the car with my trusted photographer and set off to ride.

Pictured:  Trusted Photographer

The two donkeys we got to meet.  Rupert and Boone,  Boone is the one in slimming black.

Boone is the one in slimming black

They were game if I was

Both were very sweet, but Rupert has had a rough life so Boone bravely volunteered.

After much getting to know Boone and sharing a few gingersnaps, I successfully climbed aboard and took a massive journey of 3 whole feet.

"Ride" is a relative term

So with 2 days to spare, we are now 2 for 2 on resolutions.

A dream deferred is a dream denied

A very special thanks to everyone who helped make this one possible:

Donna - For offering her horse

Rich - For offering his friends horse

Lori and Hank - For providing the donkeys

Chandan - For driving out on a Sunday to photograph the ridiculousness.
And many others for countless good suggestions on how to achieve the goal.

Until next week!