{"id":5523,"date":"2013-07-19T14:45:16","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T18:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=5523"},"modified":"2013-07-26T12:09:48","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T16:09:48","slug":"horses-at-ashtarak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=5523","title":{"rendered":"Horses at Ashtarak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, July 19, 2013<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Francoise&#8217;s cousin, Gagik, lives in Ashtarak on a ranch with his wife, Anna, and their extended family. \u00a0Ashtarak is a small city which is located 20 kilometers north of Yerevan. \u00a0The family manages a summer youth camp on the grounds which specializes in training horses.\u00a0Below are photos from our day on the horse ranch in Ashtarak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7066.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5525\" title=\"DSC_7066\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7066.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Anna, Isabella, Francoise, Gagik<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7079.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5526\" title=\"DSC_7079\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7079.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Armenian Coffee &amp; Dessert al Fresco<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7087.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5527\" title=\"DSC_7087\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7087.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a>Anna, Lillit, Edvard, Isabella, Francoise, Gagik<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5528\" title=\"DSC_7112\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a>Training the Horses<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7094.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5529\" title=\"DSC_7094\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7094.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Mare and Pony with their Trainer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_71001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5531\" title=\"DSC_7100\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_71001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Gagik and Week-Old Pony<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_71121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5532\" title=\"DSC_7112\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_71121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a>Training Area<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7110.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5533\" title=\"DSC_7110\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a>Martin, Edvard, Lillit<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7127.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5534\" title=\"DSC_7127\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Ancient Persian Bridge Over Ashtarak River<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7133.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5538\" title=\"DSC_7133\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Ancient Flour Mill with Grind Stone<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_71221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5537\" title=\"DSC_7122\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_71221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a>Crossing Over the Ancient Persian Bridge<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_71561.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5540\" title=\"DSC_7156\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_71561.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"283\" \/><\/a>7th Century Church with Two Katch Kars<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7163.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5541\" title=\"DSC_7163\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"241\" \/><\/a>Sunset Over Ashtarak<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_7156.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, July 19, 2013 Francoise&#8217;s cousin, Gagik, lives in Ashtarak on a ranch with his wife, Anna, and their extended family. \u00a0Ashtarak is a small city which is located 20 kilometers north of Yerevan. \u00a0The family manages a summer youth camp on the grounds which specializes in training horses.\u00a0Below are photos from our day on 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