The Horses Really Had a Workout
The horses really had a workout this past weekend. Kelsey and Jessica came Friday after school and stayed until Sunday evening. They stayed on the horses as much as possible and I think they had a pretty good time even though I made them do chores and did not let them go to the barn at 11:00 at night. They wanted to sleep in the horse trailer one night but all I could think of was some crazy or some animal coming to get them so I had to say no to that idea.
We painted little Breyer horses and although none of us are very good painters and our paint was pretty thick we had a good time judging each others horse. The video is of them jumping for the first time. Sudden has jumped small jumps before but to Zee Zee this was all brand new. She got a little cranky later in the day as she is not used to being ridden so much, plus I just don't think Paso Finos are really built to jump.
My Niece and her family came to visit and the kids got to ride a horse I have in for some ride time. Rio is already broke to ride but is nervous and has picked up a few bad habits that his owner would like fixed. We are trading off a Paso Fino saddle (which I really need) for a months riding which his owner needs, so it works out all around for us.
He was a little spooky at first with all the laughing, squealing, and running around but quickly calmed down. I really think kids are a great training tool for nervous horses provided you do it safely.
