One of our presents to Sierra this year, for her birthday, was riding lessons. REAL ones, not the ones I give her (I got her started, now with our two personalities, it's safer for all of us if she goes to someone else :) Her party is on Sunday, but she first got to go on a date with John to a kids ballet and received her first rose from him. He has stolen that from all other guys that might ever enter her life ;)
Then on her actual birth DAY (May 28) she went with me and Ocean to Olds for supper, a new outfit (including shoes and earrings) and then dessert at DQ. Finally today, I told her that she would be going out in the evening for a surprise. I wrote it in hand writing--they are learning that in school now--for her to figure out and when she did, she was VERY excited.
The riding lessons are 2 hours long. They have 1/2 an hour to catch, groom, saddle and bridle (with a little help) their horses. Then they ride for an hour and 15 or so and then they have to untack, groom and put their horses back out to pasture. It is a great learning experience...not just the fun stuff ;) (they also take turns picking up the arena poop and are responsible if their own horse poops out on the road or around the barn!) Here in these pictures, she is with Jamie, her instructor, bridling--Jamie was impressed that Sierra wasn't afriad to put her finger in the horses mouth to help him open it for the bit--and getting a hand up onto her steed "BUD".
Sierra had a great lesson and will be continuing full time lessons (1x per week hopefully) starting in the summer. Right now all the classes are full, but due to some other kids cancelling she got to have an early 'try out'.
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