Second Lesson
I think Shana was surprised to see me back for round 2. More
grooming, more learning and finally the chance to ride a horse. When it came time
for me to get on the horse I thought… how hard can this be? Shana showed me the
correct way to get on and off; my first attempt did not go smoothly. It’s a lot harder than it looks. The lesson didn't seem to last long enough and it seemed like as soon as I got on Holy Sam it was time to get off. Once again I couldn't wait for my next lesson.
Third Horse Lesson
We got a different horse, B.J., out of the corrals and as we
were walking over to the arena she was telling me a little about the
horse. He was a stud horse. As we were
grooming him and prepping him to ride Shana’s husband came over and borrowed
the horse. He wanted to see if his mare
was in heat. Sure enough she was heat
and B.J. got all sorts of excited. I
understand the saying, hung like a horse, now.
B.J. was way more interested in the mare outside than he was in being in
the arena. Shana kept showing him who
was boss. She kept making him work. I was truly impressed by her riding skills
and in complete awe of how she handled B.J. At the moment I knew I wanted to be able to
ride like that. I was hooked. I
learned how the horse walks and had to count his steps. Shana had the B.J. on a lead and had the
reins tied above the saddle, but I was riding a horse. So fun! B.J. stepped on
the reins and panicked. He ran off with me on top of him wondering what I am
supposed to do. I leaned back a little and hoped he stopped before we ran into
the fence. He did. Shana was so excited! I guess I did everything correctly. But my first question for her was… should I have
been scared? Because I was not scared at
all, it was exciting.
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