Here's to getting my fill of the heavy horses this Sunday afternoon!

I attended the draft horse show at the New Mexico State Fair a couple of years ago. My family members fidgeted and sighed as they dutifully sat with draft-horse daft mom in the bleachers while these magnificent animals glided by, pulling carts, wagons, increasingly heavy loads, carrying riders on their backs. I did get dragged off to the other exhibits and the carnival rides at some point. Then we strolled through the barns and spoke to the draft horse people. I was amazed at how willing and eager people were to talk about their horses. (But, then again, I do wonder why I was surprised, because I love to talk about mine.) This year, I'm taking two full days off and attending the draft horse show sans fidgety family members.

I will not budge. I will not fidget. I will blissfully sit and watch.