When the Muse Attacks

[dancinghorse]

Something strange has happened these past few days. First I realized that the past two years have basically blurred and mostly vanished in my mind, so that when my truck battery died, I was positive it was three years old. It was five, which is reallydamngood for a battery in Arizona. And I'd been sick for a month, so those days mostly blurred out

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[angela_n_hunt]

Temptress!

Or more accurately, reading my mind again. I'm hoping to come out AZ way in the next twelve months. Will let you know when I want to book camp when it gets closer. Cause I need white horses for the Tarot Apocalyptica... :D

[dancinghorse]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That project excites me. I am cashless and struggling or I would toss some nickels in the can, but contributing white horses for images is much more fun (and I get to see you!).

[angela_n_hunt]

That's what I think too!!! :D

*bouncebouncebounce*

I am so excited. LOL

[sartorias]

Oh, I do hope that we will be able to come to Camp again! Argh, argh, argh.

[queenoftheskies]

I seriously want to use your editing services and attend Camp Lipizzan. Hopefully once I get my severance pay.

[dancinghorse]

Coolness. Keep me posted. And good luck!

[thanate]

So for future reference-- how old do you want a kid to be before trying a mother/daughter Camp Lipizzan?

ETA by way of less late night clarification... Sherwood keeps talking you up, and the camp sounds glorious, but my horse-mad 3-year-old would be offended if I went without her, so I've kind of put it in that mental category of "well, maybe when she's 8 or 10." But I figured it was worth asking if you had any relevant age guidelines/experience.

[dancinghorse]

That's up to the kid and the mom. If you think she can handle a Camp, and if she'll be safe around the animals, I'm open to the concept. We have had small children here before, but just for visits; they haven't stayed for Camp. The horses are good with them. Question would be how closely you can watch her and how comfortable you feel.

Maybe an overnight for the first experiment, or dad or a friend comes along to kid-wrangle so mom can have some Camp time? Teacher S has a child's saddle and ample small-kid-teaching experience, though I'd ask her if she has a minimum age/size. Probably 4 or 5? 5 is getting to ready-for-pony-riding age.

[thanate]

The local stable here does pony classes starting at age 5, so I was sort of thinking in terms of starting her with a couple years of that first, but perhaps I'll see how the adjustment period between plastic ponies and real animals goes and maybe revise that estimate downwards. Thanks!

[sartorias]

Have you considered people sponsoring a horse (or part of a horse)? We could probably do a part, sharing with others.

[dancinghorse]

I tried that years ago. Might be worth it again. Let me think. And thanks! (And yes, I wish you and R could make it for Camp. Soon, I hope. We miss you.)