Return with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear when the most prevalent form of transportation was the horse. Problem is, if you look closely you might notice a traffic light and paved road in this horse's path. And then you would realize it was not yesteryear but yesterday and that this horse in question is actually transporting a local teen to school--by his choice!
The teen in question attends a local all-boys prep school and he lives about four miles away from school--about a five to ten minute car ride, depending on the traffic. Which means he could technically roll out of bed at say, 7:15 and be at school by 7:30, no sweat. Especially if he slept in his clothes!
But no, this lad has chosen to rise at dawn and leave his house at 6:00 AM on horseback! No joke--rain or shine, young Roby Burch age 16 rides his big white Percheron, Jet, to school, where he installs him in the corral he built for him next to the headmaster's house.
"It's a nice way to start the day," he says. He gets to school by 6:45, waters and feeds his horse, changes his clothes and he's good to go. The return trip takes place at 5:45 PM, after football practice. Burch says he is going to continue the routine even when the time changes and it gets dark earlier.
"Most kids my age are trying to prove their toughness on the football field," he comments. "I'm riding my horse in 30 degree weather."
For Roby's sake, I hope we have a mild winter.
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