The separation of mothers and babies is hard-no question about it. But, if the horses are going to be truly domesticated it needs to happen BEFORE they are really independent. I was involved in a pen of 5 Welsh ponies where three of them had never been ridden. My Dad, his best friend and I tried hard but we never did break the three to ride dependably. The stud and dam both settled in to being ridden again but their colts never did. I was about 13 and that experience convinced me that I just wasn't cut out to be a cowboy. I hit the ground early and often (as did my Dad and his buddy).
I'm not a very good beach guy. I'm a river rat, mainly. Doesn't mean I wouldn't work my butt to the bone for fresh clams and crabs and scallops :) I just love fresh seafood.
It's quite a festival you have there. I'm really glad you get to experience it AND share it with us. Thank you.
Although I am a New Englander, which is probably where I got salt water in my veins, I did live in places (thanks to Uncle Sam) like Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Louisianna, and oversees x many places where they only had rivers. I loved going down the Guadalupe in San Antonio on a hot summer day. Colorado Springs had a great whitewater rafting trip down the Colorado River. I like rivers, but, not to swim in anymore. It has got things in there!
I love the salt, but, not to fry on the beach. To do things, Clam, fish, scallop... walk. Frying on the beach is so done with. :) I have to say that once I used olive oil because we ran out of baby oil.
Fry baby! Fry!
Anyway, I think you are right about the horses, although, at Randolph Air Force Base, they had a nice barn to keep the horses in. There was a mustang round up and a few people got two at auction. They were never broke and never ridden. Well, sort of ridden, sort of a throwing party. Being thrown only a few times, I learned early that I wasn't really capable of breaking a horse. I can take one a little broke, but, not green broke. I have watched an adamant control session where the girl got thrown and honestly, her back has never been the same. It is all fun, but, you have to be cut out for that. I like riding, but, I am not cowgirl material. I am a Sunday Driver :)
Well, I will race you any day though. :)
Oh Seafood... Yum. I Love it too! Thanks for stopping by, Tom! @bigtom13