My Favorite Place

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HORSEBACK RIDING Amanda Anderson English 121 Kristy Nelson January 8, 2013 HORSEBACK RIDING It is well known to everyone who knows me, has talked to me, or seen me that I love horses. There was a place though nearby, called Love Valley that I had never been to and had wanted to go to for years. Love Valley is a little western town just north of Statesville, North Carolina. Finally in the summer of 2012, I got to trailer my horse to this old western town, ride through the town and the amazing trails they have there on over 2,500 acres. Here it was late August in North Carolina. It was not too hot, but had not started cooling off quite yet for fall. I and my boyfriend at the time Ryan, set off with our two horses, Fancy and Delilah, to Love Valley, North Carolina. The whole ride there I was so excited I could barely control myself. I believe every five minutes I was asking Ryan if we were close yet. Everyone who rides with us or talks to me about horses has told me how country and old timey this place is. They also believe that you are not a true cowgirl or cowboy until you have gone to Love Valley, had you a beer or two in their salons, and rode the two hour trail alongside the creek that goes up to the top of a mountain. So I was thrilled that I was finally going to prove to everyone I am a true cowgirl. Once we got there it was nothing like I had pictured in my head from things people had told me over the years and pictures I had seen. This place is an actual town in North Carolina that you cannot drive any type of motorized vehicle through. There are stores made out of old wood. They look like they were built 200 years ago. There is a wooden platform for a walkway on both sides of the road in front of the stores, which your spurs jingle on as you walk across. All of the stores are connected, so on both sides it is just one big row of stores, saloons,
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