@auntieoakley
Good to hear that you are doing well. You have a horse??? Lucky you!!! When I was in junior high, I had black and white pinto that was the sweetest horse ever! She didn't even use a bit. I loved her! We had miles and miles of scrub oaks with dirt trails running through them. My best friend got a horse at the same time. We even rode 3 miles to the beach occasionally. It was pure Heaven!

Then we sold our horses because we were moving to snow country. I was heartbroken. Two years later I came back to ride with a friend and was now deathly allergic to horses. I was a little sniffly when I had them, but nothing big. I was heartbroken again. Now I live in a large retirement community that has horses for rent for $7/hr and I can't even get near them. I've thought about wearing a gas mask, but not only would that minimize the nature experience, I think the horses would freak out!

I'm the world's biggest animal lover and allergic to every mammal except hypoallergenic dogs so I was lucky to enjoy poodles and schnauzers. I do enjoy all the squirrels that stop by for a nut or two every day. They rattle my front screen door to let me know they are there. Sweet little things! Nature keeps me going! 🙂