The native horses of Mali are a fine breed, rather small and delicate like arab thoroughbreads, which must be their origin.
I brought a saddle and bridle with me in July and a teach-yourself 'how to break your horse in' book. Alas, I just can't justify buying myself a horse when there are still so many things to do in the hotel, and the horse is just for my own pleasure. But hell, I think I'll do it. Sofara horse market next week, damn it! Yee-Ha! Then I can gallop across the dusty plain to see Ariel the peace corps girl in Senossa, and go to the internet café in some style. Farewell old chinese bicycle.