this is my first post on my new blog. i'm looking forward to using this access to the world and learning about myself and others. i have so many interests that i really don't know where to begin. sometimes i feel like i spread myself too thin and never really learn anything. but i keep finding things i'd like to experience. my passions are my animals and being with them. i love to walk my dogs. i love to ride my horse. i haven't ridden for a long time, even though i've had my horse for several years. but i'm riding again and he's learning to be a dressage horse and helping me to remember being a dressage rider. i love having my cats come and curl up in my lap. i love to knit. i love to read. i love music. i love ballet. i enjoy traveling but hate to leave my animals. i hope i can make contact with other like-minded people. i hope i can learn how to use this site and create links and put in photos and a lot of other things. i'm looking forward to being a blogger.