High in the hills on horseback

I had the opportunity last night to ride horses with Demeter partners Sharlet and Linda. We're out here in the Black Hills of South Dakota for our annual Demeter meeting and we rode at a friend's of Sharlet's. Now grant that I hadn't been on a horse in nearly 25 years, but I want to you to know that all went well. In fact, it was so much fun and so beautiful in the hills that I'm ready to do it again...after my leg muscles recover. Here is what I learned from riding last night:
Communing in nature with your friends is a good thing
Horses are smarter than I thought
Whoa means whoa

The view from atop of a horse is unmatched