Sheila Chilson

When I was 3 years old my family moved from Mobile , Alabama to Cloudcroft ,New Mexico. Which is a small mountain top village at the tallest point in the state. My dads health was very bad and my Mississippi Mom and he were told to move to this amazing change of scenery and mountain air. Will , it worked. He became better and found a job with the military base down the mountain in Alamogordo. My sister was in grade school and my mom trusted me to stay close to our cabin, but my three year old legs would take me straight to the rent a horse stable at the bottom of the hill. I would sit and wait as they put pony's on the walking ring . But my love was the big tuff horses that were available for the brave at heart tourist to experience a ride on the wild side. After the horses were ready for the day, one of the owners sons would grab me up to sit on a pony or one of the big horses. And that is the way I spent most of my mornings and then would walk home for lunch and a nap . I never knew if my Mom was aware of my adventure. I have ridden and owned horse's my whole life. The one in the photo is Lilly. Adventures start at every age . I hope my stories will be an exciting read for you . They were amazing for me to write.