This year, I am a new sophomore, so for the past three weeks, life has been crazy (in a good way)! Everything is so new to me, but everyone has been very welcoming and has helped me adjust and find my way around. However, it is always nice to find some time to relax. Lately, that relaxing time has come in the form of riding. I know most people would not think of riding as relaxing, but the most relaxing things are sometimes the things that rest your mind, not necessarily your body. No matter what kind of day I’ve had, I can always relax when I go riding. As soon as I climb on my horse, nothing else matters. Your horse can sense if you are tense or annoyed, so you don’t even have a choice but to let all of the emotions of the day float away. The two best feelings in the world are probably a) watching yourself improve at something that you have worked really hard at, and b) galloping really, really fast on a horse. Thanks to riding, I get both of those feelings every single day!