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Many of you have seen this dramatic photo on Facebook.
OH MY HORSEGODS. The good news is that horse and driver are OK.
I did a lot of hunting and found more pics and the original post (in Spanish) with a bad American translation. But the gist of it is that the horse and driver were OK. The car, not so much.
ORIGINAL POST AND TRANSLATION (I don’t speak Spanish):
12/26/19 Guaynabo Puerto Rico Horse/car accident Horse survived Horse was spooked by fireworks in the area. We are informed that the owner of the car is stable and the horse too.
Original Post:
Amigos caballista gracias a dios luego del impacto del jueves hoy cumple 4 dias de la recuperaciòn de mi hijo ranchero a papa dios primera mente y al caballero del veiculo no a pasado nada quiero agradecer a kamello a jum a Luis Eggie Pagan Perez y a Richie hijo de rafy por estar alli conmigo y por enviarme las evidencias tambien quiero darle las gracias al municipio de guaynabo de mi pueblo manejo de emergencia y la policia municipal por hacer un mejor trabajo por cuidarme y por ser mi compañeros de trabajo en verdad nunca me an dejado solos gracias por sacar el tiempo de llegar las donaciones tanto para mi caballo y para poder pagar al vehiculo de verdad todos mis amigos caballistas y al todo ep pueblo de puerto rico que an sacado su tiempo a damr un granito de arena toy muy agradecido me siento sumamente agradecido tamos en victorias gracias gracias a todos de verdad y por mi damr mi ejemplo de enseñar a la gente que nunca deja solo a un hijo gracias a ranchero me enseño a ser padre ranchero te amo hijo nunca te voy a dejar solo Machito Swing ahh y a Angel Rivera por darme una mano para sanar a mi caballo hacienda apalusa mejor hospital de mundo equino rafi graciss de todo corazon y a Maria Garcia por no dejarme solo
Translation (I think this is a poor translation…):
Friends Horseman thank god after the impact of Thursday today he turns 4 days of the recovery of my son ranchero to papa God first mind and the knight of the veiculo not past nothing i want to thank kamello to jum to Luis Eggie Pagan Perez And Richie son of rafy for being there with me and for sending me the evidence I also want to thank the municipality of guaynabo of my people emergency management and the municipal police for doing a better job for taking care of me and for being my co-workers really I’m never left alone thank you for taking the time to get the donations so much for my horse and to be able to pay the real vehicle all my friends and the all ep people of Puerto Rico who took their time to damr a grain of sand toy Very grateful I feel extremely grateful we are in victories thank you thank you all for real and for my damr my example of teaching people who never leave only a child thanks to ranchero taught me to be father ranchero I love you son I will never leave you Only Machito Swing ahh and Angel Rivera for giving me a hand to heal my horse hacienda appaloosa best hospital of equine world rafi gracis of all heart and to Maria Garcia for not leaving me alone
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Hi, friends! Are you getting settled into the New Year?! It takes me awhile, but we’ve got a bathroom renovation this month so I’ve got to get in gear. I’ve already ordered everything for the reno and just waiting until the start date. I dread the mess, but I know it will be worth it in the end!
Enjoy my friends and all the inspiration they share today for the brand New Year of 2020!
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I still am amazed at all the fun things I get to be a part of. I never know what email I’ll get next, inviting me to be a part of a blogger event and this one with GMC and Lake Tahoe was an absolute dream come true. First, I had never been to Lake Tahoe, so to get to experience that beauty and scenery during December with snow on the ground AND get to tour the world famous HGTV Dream Home 2014 in person, well….it was almost too good to be true. But true it was and I enjoyed every single second of this trip.
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“New year, new you,” you think optimistically as you skip down to the yard. It’s time for a fresh start. You’re going to put all those bad habits behind you, and with the help of a few New Year’s resolutions, you and your horse will be like a well-oiled winning machine in 2018. Oh yeah! Except… It’s not quite as easy as that, is it? Here are a few resolutions that you might find trickier to keep than you think…
1. Stop treating your car like a mobile tack room
You’ve skipped the straw out of your boot (how did it even get in there?), removed the long-lost jodhpur boot from under the passenger seat, and tracked down the source of the strange smell — although you don’t want to go into that here. Your car is immaculate and you intend to keep that way. And so you will — until you suddenly run out of hay and have to make an emergency trip to the country supplies store to wedge as many bales as you can into the boot, or you’re running late after a muddy ride, and lob your filthy boots and chaps into the back of the car. And so it begins….
2. Clean your tack daily
Weekly. OK, monthly. Let’s be realistic here.
3. Try some new hacking routes
What a lovely idea! Until you find yourself having to get off 15 times to open gates, or being chased through a field by some irate llamas, and remember why, exactly, you always stick to your tried-and-trusted routes.
4. Stop blowing all your wages in online horsey emporiums
Guilty of whiling away time at work — ahem, your precious downtime — browsing horsey websites? Us too. And you know how it is, without really registering what you’re doing, you’ve added a new jacket, or yet another set of brushing boots in a really funky shade of blue, to your basket. And checked out, and paid for them. Just think how much more healthy your bank balance will be when you beat this addiction! You can do it… Until you see the new range of matching saddlecloths and bandages, or those gorgeous competition breeches, at your favourite online store. Nobody can resist this amount of temptation. Blame the Devil when you succumb.
5. Join a gym to improve your rider fitness
You put so much effort into keeping your horse fit, sometimes your own fitness goes by the wayside. You know you could improve your riding by getting stronger and more flexible… Only problem with that is, if you’ve only got one precious hour to exercise, what are you going to do, head to the gym — or ride? Go figure!
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6. Give up wine/smoking/chocolate so you can afford a new saddle
Ha ha ha! Good luck with that!
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Padua is a small city in northeastern Italy that is the antidote to the crazy crowds of Venice. Of course, Padua is much smaller and less well-known than Venice, but she shouldn’t be overlooked. A visit to the city provides an authentic experience of northern Italy in a way that other, larger cities don’t. You’ll …
