Cuddle Up on Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride Through the Woods
There are many hayrides offered this time of year; our favorite is offered by the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. Not only is do I not t miss the stench of the diesel that is typically spewed from the tractor-pulled hayride, but the difference in sound is spectacular. Just the gentle clip-clop, clip-clop as we’re pulled quietly through the forest preserve where we can actually hear woodland critters scurry about preparing for winter.
Then, to top it off, we get to visit with horses outside as they room their pens and in the barn as volunteers care for them. If you’ve got questions, these loving humans are happy to talk about these gorgeous creatures.
There’s nothing like boosting my kids up on the railings so they too can get a close look at the horses’ long eye lashes and witness the intelligence in their eyes. Imagine how much children benefit from such wordless connections with other intelligent creatures.
Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides are offered through November 8, 2009 on Wednesdays from 5 to 7:15 PM and again on Saturdays and Sundays from Noon to 3:45 PM.
Danada Equestrian Center is snuggled in the forest preserve east of Naperville Boulevard north of I-88, south of Butterfield Road in Wheaton.
