40 Before 40: Horseback Riding
The only time I have ever ridden a member of the horse family was a few years ago and only as a transportation. I was on a holiday in Santorini and went down the cliff to go to Nea Kameni . And to get back to the top of the cliff, I had the choice to either walk up more than 588 wide steps or ride a donkey. I opted for the donkey ride to complete my Santorini experience. This however, turned out to be one of the scariest experiences I ever had. I have Acrophobia and got really paranoid that I would fall off the donkey and then down the cliff. Whenever I looked down the cliff, I felt like I was going to lose my balance and fall off. That's when I started crying. Going up the cliff on a donkey This is the reason why horseback riding is on my 40 before 40 list . After that experience in Santorini, I wanted to officially learn how to ride a horse. Luckily one of my friends has been riding for some time and as soon as she saw my list, she offered to make one of my dreams