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Well, whare do i start? Monday it took an extra hour to get to Centerparcs because of the stupid landslide on the A7... but it was worth it. The horse riding was fantastic! the first time i rode this gorgeous pony called Connor. He was lovely, didnt spook at all. the only problem with that ride, was the 2 ppl in front of me. damn it the girl wouldnt canter! and she calls herself an advanced rider... ppfftt! advanced my ass! Second time, I was riding Rosie, because Connor was doing lessons. (the riding school is seperate from centerparcs, but gets most of its business from there, so obviously the horses have to do lessons for normal, non holiday makers lol) She was lovely too, and the ride was much faster, and this year i actually kept my stirrups (they have these annoying things to stop ur feet goin forward, but it makes them fall out the back) but then the man in front of me, who was a lovely chatty guy, lost his stirrup and fell ito this muddy puddle. luckily his horse was sensible and didnt freak or anything, and i managed to stop Rosie from crashing into his bum (the horse, not the man lol) I asked him if he was ok, and i was gonna hop off and help him, but he said he was fine and we walked to the gate where the others were waiting for us. the lady taking us felt really bad and asked him why he didnt tell them to stop, and he said that he thought he would be alright. His wife was laughing at him because he was all covered in mud, which i thought was a shame. and he fell off because of those stupid things on the stirrups. Then when we were on the way back to the stables, Rosie and the mans horse spooked at a tractor or something, and Rosie went rly close to the barded wire. they shouldnt have barbed wire next to roads. its dangerous. or maybe im just paranoid? lol. when we got back my legs were aching, t was an hour and a half ride i think, and for someone who usually just rides for an hour, its pretty tiring. though not as tiring as the cycling to get there. too many hills

but yeah the holiday was good, and we went out to some nice restaurants, and it was all very nice. but i think it was just too long for me to be away from technology, though, saying that, i feel i dont depend on it as much anymore. and just so you all know, i'm not gonna post as much of my art here, just because i really dont feel like it anymore.
But anyway, onto the subject i really wanna talk about. I went to the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh today. it was great, really inspiring, especially since i've been in a bit of a slump, though i have got that picture idea i discussed with HorseCookies sketched, and it wasnt as hard as i tought it would be believe it or not. and i've not the next comic page drafted, meaning i just have the basic idea down, and i will start on the actual thing sometime in the hols. hopefully anyway.
Anyway, back on track. I saw this really amazing piece, there was a stag in the middle of the picture, and men with spears and horses and robed were... hunting it i suppose. The stag's eye really caught my attention, it was full of fear andterror, oh it made me wish i could help it. and the picture was HUGE! it took up the whole wall!
I saw a picture of an arabian stallion with a groom, a picture by someone that ALL horse artists should have heard of, George Stubbs. If you havent, then thats your problem. You have now lol. give u a clue. Whistlejacket. You HAVE to have heard of that at least!
We did all that, and my little brother was really good, he didnt get upset or run off or anything. We also walked around edinburgh for what, five hours? because my dad was getting his car fixed. My feet were aching!!!!!!!!!! we got ice lollies though so it was all good.
Sorry to the ppl i owe trades to, i will get them done as soon as i can! right now i just need... i dunno, to do some meaningful art, for me. I've been inspired.
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