Sunday, July 3, 2016

WE WON!!!

After having dinner with all the LaLupa Contrada family, we were praying, screaming and yelling for "our" horse to win having not won a race in 27 years.Each horse is paraded through the streets followed by everyone in the neighborhood - a neighborhood where everyone knows everyone and has grown up with them their entire life.
The Palio is notorious for being rigged. We knew "our" handsome, proud jockey would NEVER be anything but perfect. It's a dangerous, violent bareback race and, they say, every year someone and at least one horse is seriously injured. "Our" high spirited horse, a false start, a thrown rider and ALOT at stake, made this one of the most perfect moments of my life.
Besides, I love La Lupa (the She Wolf) colors.

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