Magical. Sort Of.

Hokay... Where to start?

Right. This may seem extremely crude to you (innocent) readers and scribblers and scribes, BUT, you must attempt to picture what I'm about to tell you with the eyes of a young child.

I was very young - maybe about three or four years old and I was out shopping with my Mom. We were on our merry way homewards when we happened to walk past two small dogs that were, well, making love.

I noticed this with the curiosity only small children possess and I was confused, what were they doing?

I looked up at Mom and I asked her, as I was at that stage when everything needed explaining.

Mom was already exasperated at carrying the shopping, she paused then said;

'They're practising horse riding'.

I remember thinking to myself;

"Oh, of course". Or something similar.

I was totally overcome with the notion that dogs have to train to ride horses, and this event stayed with me through my life. Of course I know now......