Willistown: A Short Story

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When I was young, my family and I lived in a charming town outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania called Willistown. I was lucky enough to call this my hometown, and the town I was born in. On November 7, 1997 my wonderful family welcomed me into the world. Willistown was filled with horse farms, large green pastures and colonial type homes. After years of looking out of the car window and seeing hundreds of horses a day, I found my passion. Since the age of four I have been riding and competing in horse shows, and do not ever plan to stop. My wonderful family consists of my grandfather Rick, my grandmother Bernadette, my miniature schnauzer Bruno and my German warmblood horse, Nemo. In 2011 my family and I relocated to Sarasota, Florida for

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