* Production - Digital artwork, simple as that.

* Scene - Let me introduce you to My little Pony, who isn't so little! About 10 years ago I used to go bike riding a few miles out of town to a quiet countryside area that had a lot of farms. At the end of one of the western roads there were two farms that boarded horses. I named these the west and middle farms because there was a third farm on the other end that I called the east farm. The east farm had no horses or other animals and was used for growing hay and corn. Middle farm was closest to the main road in and out of the area. West farm was at the west end of a dead end road that had an older farm house than the others.

In the late 1990's when I first started going to that area I used to go to the west and middle farms fences to see the horses. I got to know the big Clydesdale gelding Ben whom I'd give the occasional apple and sugar cubes to. Over the next couple of years he would come to the fence any time that I would be going by. By 2003 he was moved from the west farm to the middle farm. This made it easier for me to see him because he had been moved closer to the main road. There the fence was right next to a place where I could stop and see him. There were other horses who would come by to see who I was but Ben always stayed the longest. Now that you know the background that now brings us to the artwork that I have posted.

I didn't know the people who owned the west and middle farms all that well. I chatted with them a couple of times and got to know what was going on with things around there. One late summer weekend afternoon when I went by there both farms were quiet and nobody was at home. So when Ben came close to the fence I took a risk by climbing up on top of it. When he moved right beside me I slowly moved from the fence onto Ben's back. At first he jerked his head around to see what was going on but settled down right after that. I laid down on top of him just like you see in the picture and was able to stay that way for about 10 to 15 minutes, maybe a bit more.

I loved how big he felt and how he smelled, I really like the smell of horses. For those of you have been around horses or have owned them you know what I'm talking about. He a gentle giant and a good friend who let me use him as a temporary bed. I must have hugged and rubbed him a dozen times as I lay there. The only problem is that he got so comfortable with me on his back that he started walking towards the barn. I knew then that it was time to get off, I did and ran back to climb over the fence. I never did anything like this again and never told the people I knew on the farm about it. Since then the farms have been sold and the people I used to know there moved away for good in the spring of 2005.

Second half of this 2 picture set with more info - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11683404/