Although I don’t subscribe to the idea that people who don’t
have sight can automatically hear better, I do think that perhaps we tend to
listen more carefully. I know that I am way more attentive to sounds than when
I relied only on visual cues. Perhaps that is just one of the reasons I enjoyed
our week’s holiday in Cardston in southern Alberta.
If you want to see or hear horses, Cardston is the place to
go. This year, we happened to be there during Heritage Days and there was lots
of activity. From our campsite, we often heard the neigh and snort of horses in
the distance and the clatter of hooves as horse and buggy wheeled by on the
road behind the campground.
The two days that I enjoyed the most were the days we went
to the Heavy Horse Pull and the day of the parade. Lyle took pictures at both
of these events and I have included them at the end of this post.
The Heavy Horse Pull was interesting and new to me. I had
never experienced one before. The beginning where the horses actually pulled
the load was too far in the distance for me to see anything, and the final
jockeying of the cart against the dock to unload some sort of box was also too
far away. Fortunately someone on the loudspeaker described all that was happening.
Nevertheless, we lined up against a fence at the midway point and the sound of
the horses and the rumble of the wheels of the cart as they passed by was as
clear as a bell.
Parade Day was also exciting and I do love a parade. There
were so many, many horses in the parade. We sat on the side of the road in our
lawn chairs and Lyle described to me the different kinds of buggies and
carriages that came along. Cardston is also home to the Remington Museum. This
museum gives an excellent display of transportation in the early days and it is
definitely worth a visit.
So, last week I wrote about Sight and Sensation and this
week is Sight and Sound. What will come next? Perhaps I will think about sight
and the sense of smell!
Lyle took the first picture below at the Heavy Horse Pull.
Apparently, the horses were quite large! The second picture was taken on the day
of the parade and is of one of the carriages passing by.
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| Heavy horse pull |
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| Parade in Cardston |
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