Emily and Michael Riding on the Farm

On Saturday we got out with the horses for a bit of riding.
Michael is definitely the more aggressive rider between the
two of them. He kept after me to go "faster" and to "trot".

He doesn't have any clue about steering yet, so we
kept him on the lungeline or leadrope. Trotting on
Peanut was alright, until the girth (belt around the belly
that holds on the saddle), got too loose and the saddle
slid down to the side. Michael got to experience his

first fall, thankfully without incident.

This photo of Prancer and Michael is at the trot.
I want you to look at Michael's tongue. He better
be careful or he's going to bite that thing.

Emily did great on Prancer. I had her work on changing
directions and utilized a couple of Bradford Pear trees
for some figure 8 work. She had lots of fun and I can't
wait to spend some more time with her and him. Kind
of cool that she is riding the horse I have had for 22 years.

Prancer sure did enjoy his bath.