Stupid Bloody Horse!

So this one is about mountains and horses. A winter wonderland of white snow, stunning views and fat sh*tting ponies. It’s also about my experience with scenic mountains and sub-zero temperatures, warm fires and smoky tents, and the ice-cold beauty of this new, strange environment.
I conquered it on horseback. And I was rewarded with extremely chapped lips. Now Chinese horses aren’t like European or American ones. In fact, they are fat, stubborn and have a tendency to, well, sh*t.
Imagining the terrifying Mongol horde charging into battle on them, whooping and yelling, is, frankly, hilarious. But enough about that for now.
Onto my experience. I was on a horse, cold wind blowing in my face. I was glad when we got off to let the horses go down a snowy hillside. That, for me, was the highlight of the journey.

Me on the mountain, enjoying the snow.

As you can see, I loved that snow. I didn’t feel cold, just happy. It was great. That was one of the only things that made it worthwhile. I was running around, sliding, making snow angels and even eating the snow. I made a snowman too.
Our camp was a scenic clearing by a stream, inhabited by a friendly family who had come to cut timber. I liked hacking stuff up with the hooked bark-stripping tool they were using. We slept in a two-person tent under several blankets.
My worst mistake was throwing a snowball at the kid. Apparently, to his mind, a snowball fight involves pinning someone down and rubbing snow in their face.

Though at times it got so smoky I saw everyone as silhouettes, the tent, with its fire, was a welcome relief.
Everything they cooked was very nice, but entirely vegetarian. The reason for this, as I found out, was that leftovers were then fed to the horses. We ended up farting like they were!
Major drawbacks: Biting cold and an uncontrollable horse. Sort of uncontrollable, anyway. As my mother, the digital fascist, says, stopping my horse is beginner level control.
But enough about that. I hope this has been informative!

My tubby horse.

Note: It was in Tibet. Sorry for not specifying.

Tags: Horses, Mountains, Snow

China, Trek | Zacster | November 11, 2011 4:51 PM

8 Comments

By Theodora, November 11, 2011 @ 7:53 PM

So I’m not only a compulsive farter but a “digital fascist”? Thanks, honey!
By Nikki, November 11, 2011 @ 10:49 PM

Wow, looks like so much fun! Can’t wait for some snow!
By Nikki, November 11, 2011 @ 10:50 PM

Your page looks great by the way!
By mish, November 21, 2011 @ 1:37 AM

Just found this – it’s good. Did you get my Birthday ECard?
By Granny, November 25, 2011 @ 3:29 AM

I didn’t get an alert for this, so like Mish, I’ve only just seen it. Great fun! Clearly lack of caffeine didn’t leave Mum too bad-tempered.
By Zacster, January 27, 2012 @ 9:43 PM

Ahhh… a wave of notifications has arrived. It only came through around 13 days ago.
By Steven, July 31, 2012 @ 6:08 PM

Hi, could you tell me where in China you did this trek?

Thanks!
By Zacster, August 5, 2012 @ 8:06 PM

Tibet. I’ve added a note at the bottom now.