What drives ... Alyssa Ericson: Horses
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Alyssa Ericson, East Lake High sophomore
Equestrian enthusiast
Horses have a certain flow to their movements. These animals with so much power are the one thing I’m constantly talking about. They bring out the best in people, even those who are riding for the first time. Each has its own individual personality, and they always listen. I started riding when I was 7, and I used to take them out to pastures and just read or think for hours in the summer sun, lying on their backs. Mumbling to them my problems, for endless hours. They sort of are my driving force to do well in school, considering I want to be a vet. Of course, horses drive me to be successful in life, that way I can own a whole bunch of them. You make special bonds with them (see Sugar, left). Every chance I get, I go ride. It’s amazing.
As told to Katie Lamont, East Lake High
