Thursday was my first horseback riding lesson. I got to go instead of Katie because she has a fractured wrist. I got to ride the horse named, Moe. Emily got the horse named, Ace. Our teacher's name is Sister Wiese from my church. When we got to the ranch all the dogs ran towards Luke and started licking his face. He started crying. It was funny.
First I went and got Moe from the field and led him back to the place where we brushed the horses. I learned how to brush him and then I learned how to clean off their hooves. You pat the horses side, run your hand down his leg and he will let you pick it up. Then you scrape out all the dirt to see if there are any rocks that will hurt him. After that I learned how to put the saddle on and then how to ride him. I rode him to the arena. After a bit of riding practice we played basketball on the horse. There was a basket with a lot of balls in it stuck to the fence. You had to ride your horse by the fence, pick out a ball, and throw it in the barrel. It was all about figuring out how to get your horse to go where you wanted him to. Then my teacher said to pick up one of the scarves on the pole and tie it to the fence. It was hard to get Moe close enough to the fence to tie it. After that we rode the horses around a trail. Then we had to stop, take the saddle off, lead our horses into their stalls and sweep the area where our horse was. It was so fun. Can't wait till next month.
This is a picture of my horse, Moe.
This is a picture of me leading Moe.
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This is a picture of me putting Moe's lead rope on.
This is me cleaning Moe's hooves.
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This is a picture of me putting Moe's lead rope on. This is me cleaning Moe's hooves.
