There was a wild horse and burro adoption event in Decorah. The Bureau of Land Management rounds up thousands of horses every year from public lands and tries to adopt out some of them around the country. They made a stop in Decorah and we just had to go see the wild mustangs. And actually, I think the burros were our favorite. They were adorable!

This was our 4th year going to the Villa Louis Carriage Classic in Prairie du Chien, WI. We always have so much fun watching the horse drawn carriages. We have a friend who competes and we love to cheer her on. (This is not our friend – unfortunately, my photos of her did not turn out well!)  We had beautiful weather and spent both Sat. and Sun. at the event.

We also like to pet some of the horses, too. This draft horse came all the way from Nebraska to participate in the Picnic Class.

Sylvia and I went to Iowa City last week to help with an event for veterans. We gave rides to veterans from all over the country. One of my riders was a 92 year old veteran of WWII!

And of course Sylvia loved hanging out with horses all day.

At the end of the day, we got to go on a little trail ride ourselves. Sylvia rode this gentle giant, Rambo.