Hi everyone, hopefully you can help me out!
My girlfriend lives in Williamsburg (I'll be moving down there next year) and I'm trying to plan a proposal that will have meaning to her and really sweep her off her feet (she's a hopeless romantic and I love making her smile). I'm trying to plan a CW proposal on DoG street, and I have some ideas, but I don't know how to go about planning them or if they're even feasible!
She loves horses, history, and the Old West, and I've been learning to ride for her, which she told me she found really attractive. I've heard of people renting horses and riding up as "knights in shining armor" to propose. Ideally I would rent a horse, dress as an Old West cowboy and ride it down DoG street to her (having someone convince her to be there at a certain time), where I'd dismount, fall on one knee, and propose. I'd love to pull this one off, she'd be so surprised and I'm 95% sure it would make her day.
Problems
- I don't know how to get ahold of a horse I could use, or who to talk to about riding down the street. I'd be happy to do it at night when there's less people and not so many carriages out. I know the historic actors ride horses on DoG, but I don't know if I could temporarily rent one of the CW horses (I wouldn't be going very far, I'd be happy to ride from one handler to another waiting at the end point).
- I'll need to learn how to canter. I've ridden more hours than a beginner, have trotted (which I *hate*), and dealt with some stubborn/skittish horses successfully, but am by no means an expert. If I can take a lesson or two I should be fine.
Thoughts? Is this a viable option, and if so, how should I go about starting this? I really want to make this a special moment for her, I'm just not sure how to start, and I don't know too many people in Williamsburg yet to ask.