Roxie is a lucky birthday girl to have all this love! 🥳🎂
Ignore me talking and focus on the stretchy boy with two good hind legs 🤩
Sappy post #2: Today for the riding part of the day, the girls played “Kentucky Derby Walking/Trotting Edition” complete with fake accents and made up horse names. They also played jockey stirrups and other silliness ensued. I sat back and only offered input as necessary.
THIS is the ultimate goal. These young riders have the skills to play games on horseback while maintaining a high quality of riding skill, horsemanship, and safety.
What a joy it is to watch ❤️
Sappy post #1: as part of camp this week, the kids taught Millie how to drag a tire. This is part of a grand plan to have her pull a sled in the snow. Now we just need a sled and some snow!
They are true junior horse trainers. For 3 days we worked on this skill, starting at the beginning and adding the training pieces one at a time until we got to this point. (The next step is to actually attach the tire ropes to her harness and have her pull it. Here, the kids are holding the ropes so they can let go if she gets upset).
The mark of success is a horse who is doing the job super calmly, with no exciting fireworks or confusion. The point is not just to have a horse who pulls a sled - it’s to have a horse who understands the task and is HAPPY to do it.
These girls get it!
I’m so proud of their teamwork and horsemanship!!
Someone is happy happy to be back to work ☀️🕶️
Today was my first time back on this little monster since last February. I’ve missed her. She was 100% perfect (and if you know her, you know what a big deal that is!)
Water container Pinata
Also: this is what happens to water containers that won’t open.
Jenny and Marigold
I’m having so much fun watching this pair work and achieve better balance, connection, and confidence.
Stormy first ride here
So excited to have this handsome man here! He’s already learning so much and is extremely social, a real people-person horse. And even as green as he is my pregnant self feels very very safe on his back. Yay Stormy ☔️
Millie and Romeo
Millie made a new friend today ❤️
Millie is tired.
Millie is tired.
Millie enjoying life.
Millie enjoying life.
Sitting trot carousel
They might still be doing it if they didn’t have to stop. 🦄🦄🦄
After riding massages and snuggles 2.
After riding massages and snuggles 2.
After riding massages and snuggles.
After riding massages and snuggles.
Cookie and Roxie
Best friends.
Evie and Lorelei
So proud of these girls! Look at Gabriel go.
America’s top model, feed bag edition 💕
America’s top model, feed bag edition 💕
Maeve and Rosie
What a team!! Working on steering independently for the first time.