GIFs That Perfectly Capture What It’s Like to Discover Ocala

Curious about what awaits you in Ocala? Here’s an animated tour of what every day life for locals is like in the horse capital of the world!

Seeing John Travolta in Publix:

 

When the new parking garage opened downtown:

 

Passing your favorite Horse Fever statue in town:

 

Experiencing your first sun shower:

 

When someone drives like a maniac past you while you’re out riding:

 

When someone LITERALLY HONKS at you while you’re out riding:

 

Dealing with downtown traffic at lunchtime:

 

Trying to decide what to eat at Mojo’s:

 

When you drive past a mini-donkey farm and the cuteness overload almost makes you cause a major pile-up:

 

That first bite of Feta’s moussaka:

 

Adapting to the “four seasons in a day” phenomenon:

 

When you catch people driving by real slow to look at your horses:

 

Dealing with I-75 traffic when it’s gameday in Gainesville:

 

When it’s January and your friends from up North are texting you about being stuck in a blizzard while you’re sipping margaritas by your pool:

 

Trying to decide what to drink at Infinity Ale Works:

 

Going to the tack shop “just for some fly spray and horse treats” and coming out with a new saddle, new riding boots, and every grooming tool in stock:

 

When you step outside one day and suddenly your neighbor has a pasture full of baby goats: