I used to ride horses at a farm in Brazil, and I still do whenever I go back there. i consider myself fairly competent ( although the experience was gained in a series of very embarassing incidents). Of course, many Brazilian landowners consider you to be good at riding only if you could ride and shoot at the same time, and I have never done that, and I do not plan to.
To angel feathers, milking a cow is really fun, as long as the cow is properly tethered and you are not standing at the wrong end. It is especially good because you can drink the piping hot milk straight away( or mixed with cocoa powder if you cannot stand the heavy milk taste). Do remember to get your TB shots, if you do not trust the cow, although this was not really necessary for those in Brazil, as they all eat grass and are very healthy.
27-Jan-2005