Dina and Noir

Maya and Sage finally got their wish for horse riding lessons! Aided by some lethargic teenagers, who were doing their best to muster up enthusiasm as Sage called out for "more trotting" (which unhappily for them involved the strenuous activity of jogging), the kids spent an hour learning all sorts of horsey things.

Maya seemed to have natural riding tendencies...this according to the owner....nice straight back etc. Sage and his horse shared a similar attitude....slightly lazy, moving only if really necessary....Dina is 26 years old...not sure what Sage's excuse is! However saying that I think Sage just wanted the action as he was keen to trot and even asked to do some jumping.....which they got to do as David and I looked nervously at each other wondering if this would be the first and last riding lesson!







But no, the kids spent the entire hour with enormous grins on their faces and excited to think of their next lesson...which given the cost can only occur once a week! Noir by the way was born all black..she's the whiteish horse that Maya was riding.