Emily and Michael on Rain

A couple of Saturdays ago

we saddled up
without the saddle and had
a great ride. Emily is doing
really well with Rain. I'm
so proud of her.

Michael did a little trotting
too. He had a hard time
holding on. I think he needs
to learn to squeeze a little more
with those spindley legs of his.

We did lots of walking,
changing directions and
a little trotting. Emily
actually said that she liked
it. This was a first. Trotting
has been something she
avoided at all cost.

I think this shot was taken
just before Emily fell off. See
that leg in mid-kick? I got
a little over confident in her
ability to hold on with her
spindley little legs and had her
trot by herself. She trotted
about 4 steps of so before getting
bounced off. She cried a little
and then got back on. She did
trot again, but with me beside
Rain with me in control. She
did fine and walked around
quite a bit more on her own.