We flew from Santiago de Compostella to Sevilla Sunday very late. There is only one airport bus every thirty minutes. When we got to the bus stop it was mobbed and it only got busier as we waited. We were almost the very last to board and at least an entire bus load was left behind.
We got into town and started looking for lodging. To our surprise the first five hostels we tried were full. The fifth hostel kindly called around a bit for us and after several more tries found us a room at a good price.
Denise found a flyer for a Lippizaner dancing Stallion show. Denise has always wanted to see them so we took a taxi out only to find there was no show until Tuesday. The people were super nice though, they got some stallions out of their stalls and had them do a trick or two for us.
We decided to wait so we mostly just relaxed Monday. It turned out to be Spains independence day so we enjoyed listening to brass bands in the park and walking along the river.
As it turned out . . . the "show" consisted of 4 stallions and a mare ranging from completely untrained to in the process of learning one of the airs above ground . . .it was interesting more from a training perspective than the horses doing anything especially amazing.
The best jump this horse (their most highly trained) produced . . .he managed two similar to this while being hit with the whip as he leaped forward to encourage him to kick behind at the same time. I dont think that the handlers liked that the other two times he had some sideways kick aimed their direction as well as directly behind. They took him out of the ring after just a few minutes.
Everyone was super nice and they provided great snacks . . .but I think I still need to see the REAL Lippizaner stallions . . .
We got into town and started looking for lodging. To our surprise the first five hostels we tried were full. The fifth hostel kindly called around a bit for us and after several more tries found us a room at a good price.
Denise found a flyer for a Lippizaner dancing Stallion show. Denise has always wanted to see them so we took a taxi out only to find there was no show until Tuesday. The people were super nice though, they got some stallions out of their stalls and had them do a trick or two for us.
We decided to wait so we mostly just relaxed Monday. It turned out to be Spains independence day so we enjoyed listening to brass bands in the park and walking along the river.
The best jump this horse (their most highly trained) produced . . .he managed two similar to this while being hit with the whip as he leaped forward to encourage him to kick behind at the same time. I dont think that the handlers liked that the other two times he had some sideways kick aimed their direction as well as directly behind. They took him out of the ring after just a few minutes.
Everyone was super nice and they provided great snacks . . .but I think I still need to see the REAL Lippizaner stallions . . .
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