Not literally, of course, but Anna was in her own little perfect life when she finally got to take the horsemanship class through the city last month. She had to wait until she was 8 to take it since those are the limitations set by the city. It has been over a year and her anticipation only grew greater.
The first few weeks were spent learning how to groom, lead and otherwise care for a horse and the last week she finally got to RIDE! She absolutely loved every minute, including the not so glam parts of grooming and she could have done it for hours and hours on end. She's read nearly everything she could get her hands on about horses and horse care and was ready to put it to use. Her teacher noticed and mentioned that she really seems to 'get it', thinking that she must have had classes or ridden somewhere before.
Anna, of course, wants to take more riding lessons. We were flabbergasted at the cost so for now she's going to revel in her month-long experience. This class was offered through the city so it was a great deal... maybe we'll just do this again sometime!
The pictures are pretty pathetic and I'm not sure what was wrong with the camera, but they are good enough to get the idea.
Anna riding her pony. She chose this one and was later glad she did pick such a short guy since she was responsible for lifting the saddle on and off all by herself!
The first few weeks were spent learning how to groom, lead and otherwise care for a horse and the last week she finally got to RIDE! She absolutely loved every minute, including the not so glam parts of grooming and she could have done it for hours and hours on end. She's read nearly everything she could get her hands on about horses and horse care and was ready to put it to use. Her teacher noticed and mentioned that she really seems to 'get it', thinking that she must have had classes or ridden somewhere before.
Anna, of course, wants to take more riding lessons. We were flabbergasted at the cost so for now she's going to revel in her month-long experience. This class was offered through the city so it was a great deal... maybe we'll just do this again sometime!
The pictures are pretty pathetic and I'm not sure what was wrong with the camera, but they are good enough to get the idea.
Anna riding her pony. She chose this one and was later glad she did pick such a short guy since she was responsible for lifting the saddle on and off all by herself!
Steering left.
Anna in horse bliss.
Anna and her teacher after dismounting at the end of her last class.
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