Fun with Horses

We were invited to an activity this morning at someone's house who has horses. Everyone had fun, but my fear is Cole has gotten hooked on an expensive habit! Robbie and Alexa have each been on a horse before- no serious riding, mind you, but have at least sat in a saddle and done a little circle ride in a pen. They enjoyed their rides just as much today as their other experiences. Today's ride was the most they have done as far as being a longer amount of time and the distance they were wandering around.

Robbie even got to trot a bit.

Alexa did awesome and seemed very comfortable.

Rachel and Cole have seen horses up close before but have never had the chance to sit on or ride one. Both very excited to see and pet the horses. Cole was very anxious to get to ride one as well. He got plopped in the saddle with Ms. Valerie and had the time of his life! He rode for about an hour and just kept pointing which direction he wanted to go- to the pond, up the hill, back around the circle, pick up the pace . . . he laughed and smiled and waved. I wasn't around when it was time for him to get off the horse, but wouldn't be surprised if he was not interested in the ride being over.

Rachel sat on a horse for a couple of minutes. She didn't really seem scared, but a little uncomfortable as she didn't know the person she was sitting with and was a bit unsure about being so high off the ground. She really enjoyed watching the other three, petting their horses if they wandered by, and waving at them as they rode around.

Fun times for all!