When Arabian Horses Gallop by Charlotte Rosen Sellers

When Arabian Horses Gallop by Charlotte Rosen Sellers

We rode Arabian horses by the pyramids in Egypt and I wore an Arabian headdress.  We weren’t supposed to go faster than a walk but I urged my horse into a canter and then walked when I got yelled at.  As we were walking back from the pyramids, our horses took off at a gallop as they got closer to their home.  I helplessly hung on for dear life as I saw the narrow opening in a brick wall coming towards me at an alarming speed.  I thought that if anyone else came through it when I got there, then we were both toast.  The horse ran right through the opening and I lived to see another day.

Charlotte Rosen Sellers, Fall 1992

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