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In my parents house, there was a horseshoe propped up above one of the doorways. My Dad put it there, saying that it should always be angled in a way that it "contains" the luck. In other words, it's good to ensure you never place the horseshoe upside down, or all your luck will run out! That conversation always stuck with me. Was it the part about luck? The fact that horses wore shoes? Or did it have something to do with the idea that perhaps we create our own destinies? Maybe it was all of it.The other part of that conversation that stayed with me was where the horseshoe came from. Dad had picked it up at an auction sale- the dealer threw it in with the antique pine cupboard he had just purchased. My little girl imagination was wondering what horse it had belonged to? And how does a horse wear a shoe? The idea of nailing a shoe on didn't seem very fun to me!We grew up in a rural area of Southern Ontario, Canada. There were lots of people in the area who were "horse" people. We weren't a horse family, but I always wanted to be around them. On my twelfth birthday, my parents took me out for a trail ride with some friends. It is one of the best birthday memories I have... Galloping freely in the countryside, the horse and I became one.After this time, I became drawn to horse "culture". The Wild West, and Cowboys always stirred up thoughts of people and horses, and how their journey had become a shared journey.As I started to research our theme for this years Camp Magic, I was delighted to find that Cowboy Culture is around the world! That places like Mexico, South America, South Africa, along with Canada, United States, and Australia are some of the most Cowboy Countries around!So come on, hop up on the horse, and join us for a wild ride around the world as we explore the culture of horses and people, and the Cowboy and Cowgirl in all of us. Yee haw! |
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