Valverde

September 24, 2011

Saturday we went to a ranch called Valverde which is about an hour from Salamanca. We rode horses around the ranch and it was kind of terrifying at first. I was really paranoid because the horse kept acting like it was going to try to run. It finally chilled out though and it was really relaxing. My horse ended up being a slow walker which I didn’t mind at all.  (Until one of the people at the ranch came behind me with his cowbell and told the horse to hurry up.) Rude.

There was also a mini bullfight at the ranch. It wasn’t really a bullfight though because it was just a couple of guys running around chasing a young bull. The main “torero” was dressed in this glittery costume that was way too small for him and it actually ended up ripping in the middle of the fight. Weak. They didn’t hurt the bull or anything; they just danced around and waved a red flag.

All of the madres also came with us to the ranch and made dinner for everyone. I ate way too much. It was neat to see who everyone’s madre was because we are always sharing funny/strange stories about them.

It was a good day. I would go horseback riding again.