The hoofbeats on the pavement alone were very relaxing to hear and provided the soundtrack for our morning ride along with our driver serving as tour guide telling us about the neighboring farms and history behind them. The scenery was beautiful. We saw the horse farms that belong to Warner-Lambert Pharmaceuticals along with dozens of others whose names I cannot even remember there were so many.

When we got back from our horse and Buggie ride, Dan, the horse that was carrying us, walked right up to me and let me rub his face as my way of saying 'Thank you' for carrying us around all morning. It was quite humbling to see this huge, powerful animal that could drag a carriage filled with three people around the country for an hour with no effort at all, walk right up to me and show me such humble love and kindness.

If you ever want to visit 'Horse Country' in Florida, Ocala is the place to go. It is not like the rest of the state, growing and developing at the speed of sound. It is green, covered in white picket fences and has a slower paced lifestyle nestled away in a small town setting unlike Orlando and South Florida.