{"id":218,"date":"2007-12-10T06:14:52","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T13:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/?p=218"},"modified":"2008-02-05T23:13:49","modified_gmt":"2008-02-06T06:13:49","slug":"when-the-horses-take-to-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/?p=218","title":{"rendered":"When the Horses Take to the Streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Woodstock, VT, across the Connecticut river from us, December brings the town&#8217;s wonderful, quirky version of a parade.  <\/p>\n<p>Because Woodstock is horse country as much as it is ski country, their parade is composed of<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5062.jpg\" height=\"341\" width=\"570\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5062.JPG\" title=\"100_5062.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>big horses<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5060.jpg\" height=\"325\" width=\"414\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5060.JPG\" title=\"100_5060.JPG\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:0pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>and little ponies,<span style=\"font-size:0pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5044.jpg\" height=\"502\" width=\"324\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5044.JPG\" title=\"100_5044.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>horses in garlands<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5051.jpg\" height=\"323\" width=\"379\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5051.JPG\" title=\"100_5051.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and ponies dressed for warmth,<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5055.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"545\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5055.JPG\" title=\"100_5055.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>horses pulling carriages<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5065.jpg\" height=\"396\" width=\"534\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5065.JPG\" title=\"100_5065.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>of one sort or another,<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5067.jpg\" height=\"323\" width=\"495\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5067.JPG\" title=\"100_5067.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>horses carrying princesses<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5058.jpg\" height=\"457\" width=\"532\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5058.JPG\" title=\"100_5058.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and fairies<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5049.jpg\" height=\"405\" width=\"652\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5049.JPG\" title=\"100_5049.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and elves <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5048.jpg\" height=\"516\" width=\"523\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5048.JPG\" title=\"100_5048.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and snowmen.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5027.jpg\" height=\"301\" width=\"438\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5027.JPG\" title=\"100_5027.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sartorial splendour of the crowd is no less impressive.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5073-1.jpg\" height=\"316\" width=\"253\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5073.JPG\" title=\"100_5073.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even the dogs are dressed to the nines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5031.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"576\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5031.JPG\" title=\"100_5031.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a perfect parade<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5066.jpg\" height=\"571\" width=\"333\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5066.JPG\" title=\"100_5066.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>from its opening moments<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/100_5070.jpg\" height=\"382\" width=\"410\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"100_5070.JPG\" title=\"100_5070.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>to the very end when the gentleman in top hat and tails picks up the parade&#8217;s manure and returns the streets to the cars.<!--a05451c6bb43df33e068e5168f9b9b23--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Woodstock, VT, across the Connecticut river from us, December brings the town&#8217;s wonderful, quirky version of a parade. 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