The View from Africa Presented by World Equestrian Brands

If you happen to be out for a hack, are riding in some obscure place, or just take some cool photos aboard your mount, send them to [email protected] including a quick blurb about this photo’s story and write “The View” as the title.

Today’s view comes to us all the from Africa courtesy of Brittany Giroux Lane.

From Brittany:
I was recently in West Africa for work and while in Benin, I was lucky to find a barn in the middle of the city of Cotonou. I had brought my helmet, half chaps, and paddock boots halfway across the world in the hopes of finding a place to ride.
At a meeting in a downtown office building, I peered out the window of the director’s office and to my surprise saw a riding arena! After work that day, I went for a run, desperate to find the barn, and luckily found an older gentleman on the street with half chaps on. I asked him for directions and picked my way through the backstreets and stumbled on the barn. I found two horse crazy expatriates who were happy to let me ride with them that weekend. I rode two tiny horses from Niger – Sultan and Black- and also snuck in a gallop and trailride on the beach with my new-found friends.
It was a tough and long work trip but horses and horse crazy new friends made it wonderful. I rode Sultan on the beach and he had quite a gallop. Maybe next time I’m there, we’ll try some fences :-D.
Thanks for letting me share!
Yours in eventing,
Brittany
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