In my weekly blog, “Amateur Equestrian Confessions,” I share the passion and the pain of one of the most endearing pursuits in the world, horseback riding.
Am I alone in feeling giddy when I see back-to-school supplies in grocery stores? In early fall, I remember all the questions I asked myself as a kid. Will my friends be in my class, how much homework will I have, what will the new teacher be like? Sometimes I pause with my cart as if I’m really going to buy a spiral notebook, a pink eraser, or a geometry set in a metal case– do they even exist anymore? But then I move on with only the smallest twinge of regret. I’m happy