ALABAMA
Shannon Bost
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y father was an officer in the
army and our family moved
quite a bit. By the time i graduated from high school, i had attended
nine different schools. Perhaps my ability
to adapt to new environments became
natural through the military lifestyle.
My mother loved and owned horses
before i was born. My earliest memories
revolved around riding and working in
the horse barn. By three years of age, i
was riding on my own. We had an old
sweet mare named Pride. Pride would
put her head down for me so i could slide
on the hackamore. i would lead her over
to a fence and climb up the rungs and
onto her back. Pride and i would ride
through t H \