Curious what a horse show in Botswana might be like? I recently read a memoir called Twenty Chickens for a Saddle, by Robyn Scott, about growing up in Africa, which included a chapter or two about the horse shows there. I thought maybe a horse show in Botswana would be a pretty relaxed affair, but it doesnt sound that way from the authors description, LOL. “Everywhere, people hurried – between the stables, the cars, the tack room, carrying grooming boxes, sugar cubes, saddles, and bridles. Everywhere, there was noise. Mothers yelled at children; children yelled at their mothers; mothers and children both yelled at their grooms. The grooms, in turn, who couldn’t yell back, yelled at the ponies, which stamped and whickered crossly as they were scrubbed, tugged, brushed, and polished. The tension was palpable. And contagious. I felt sick.” I guess horse shows can still be filled with pressure anywhere in the world!
Posted on: Sun, 02 Mar 2014 16:00:01 +0000