bareback walk

I had another amazing night! I walked Shyloh bareback!

Robin held a lunge line, just to be safe. Shy has a tendency to do a "hard" start, where she just up and goes instead of eases into a walk. And I do not have my balance yet, so if she did that, I might fall off the back. Shy was perfection! Every time I really lost my seat, she stopped.  She did so well and was relaxed the whole time. The more that I had her stop and start, the better her starts got. 

After I got done riding Shyloh, I got to ride Ryleigh! He was great until Dulce, a mare, came into the arena. If Shy would have seen him, she would have been so jealous. . .Ryleigh couldn't take his eyes off of her! I did balance exercises on Ryleigh and trotted him for a little bit. Another thing I need to work on is my posture. It is not the best when I am sitting in a chair, much less a horse.

Thanks Robin and Kathy for helping again with Shy! And thanks Robin for letting me ride Ryleigh!

Hay hair!

I gave Shyloh and Ryleigh a banana/granola/blueberry/apple/pea mash for being so good today. Then some friends came to visit me at the barn! It was a great night!