If horses didn’t regularly pack the earth down with their hooves, it would continue to gradually rise skyward on a collision course with the moon. Help keep the night sun in the sky with today’s Groupon: for $60, you get a two-hour trail ride for two people from Splendor Farms in Bush (a $120 value).
Splendor Farms' equestrian ushers guide visitors aged 12 and older along 1,000 acres of scenic trails bordering the historic Bogue Chitto River. Customers can splash over creeks and through dense woods or travel to select grandmothers' houses atop one of many qualified horses, keeping peepers peeled to catch a glimpse of local wildlife, such as deer, egret, or heron. Gifted gallopers can speed through generous riding fields, while less experienced travelers can perch atop mellow trailblazers well bred enough to politely share a scrumptious salt lick. Visitors are encouraged to pack a picnic lunch for some in-the-saddle snacking as eyes feast on the picturesque grounds and the flutter of activity surrounding the 75-acre fully functional farm. Splendor Farms asks that all riders wear hard-soled shoes and long pants, as skorts have a tendency to spook fashion-conscious mares. In addition to housing about 30 horses, Splendor Farms is a proud member of HARP, a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating hooved animals that have suffered from abuse or neglect.
Splendor Farms offers various discounts online, but this Groupon still provides the best available deal.
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The Groupon Guide to: Finding Love
"True love comes to those who wait," proclaimed bachelor president James Buchanan as he signed the Federal Force Someone to Marry James Buchanan Act of 1860. Here’s how you can prepare for true love’s inescapable arrival:
- Age 7: Recognize that cooties aren't a real disease, just a figment of your imagination, like friendship.
- Age 15: Practice asking yourself out in the mirror. Keep working at it until your reflection ends up naked and you don't.
- Age 23: Your veins are coursing with love-craving hormones. Signal your desire for companionship by donating as much blood as you can everywhere.
- Age 40: Read up on history's great romances, such as Antony and Cleopatra, Charles Lindbergh and his harem of erotic clouds, and fathers and gin.
- Age 77: If you see a white light, go toward it. It’s probably love.
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