Penny (my Llewellyn Setter) and I are in need of someone to hang out with and go enjoy the outdoors. So if you're severely allergic to dogs and fresh air then please stop reading now. But if you're not, then that's 2 things we already have in common :-)I am an amateur photographer (and ex vet student) who is tryingto observe the world in the best way I know how: by enjoying the land and all of the world's wonderful creatures. I know being an outdoorsy type and being vegetarian makes me sound like a complete tree hugging hippie, but I'm really not. I love to snowmobile and I even restored one by myself once (though that was 10 years ago). I love to travel all over North America by car (I like planes too though!). I would like to find a mutual lover of travel that would enjoy traveling internationally as well, but doesn't want to backpack through Europe. I like to consider myself mature but with an inner child-like quality that makes me special and fun. I can behave and go out somewhere nice, but I'll probably crack a joke or two in the process of whining about my dress. I have 6 horses and trained horses for many years until a few medical mishaps made me "retire". I still spend time at the barn but I no longer travel nationally for competitions. I have a home in North Carolina that I love and adore, and yes I can clog to Bluegrass music (though not well). I am looking for someone who is patient, likes to take things slow, and is a good communicator. Someone who shares my sense of adventure and appreciates my silly and slightly sarcastic sense of humor. I don't mind people who drink, all I ask is that you please don't drink much around me because I'm not a big fan of alcohol other than to appreciate the flavor and depth of it with meals and the like. I am allergic to cigarette smoke and choose to avoid people who do soft or hard drugs.