Sylia and I hauled our boys down to Galveston to take a ride down along the waves. We had SO much fun and it was a dream come true for me. I only wish Matt could have came, but we went out last night for a friend's birthday dinner and the kids didn't go to bed until late, so we decided to let them sleep in this morning.
Leo did so good. The beach is a pretty scary place for a horse that hasn't had a lot of desensitizing. You've got birds flying, other people out there walking or fishing or coming or going to the water, the waves constantly rolling in, and the wind blowing. He was so level headed. Sure, it took a little bit to get used to all things going on, but he didn't act silly or bolt or anything along those lines. We did ground work and lunged so he could get used to things then trotted around in the water then got saddled up. He would look at stuff, kind of go around it while watching it very closely...making sure that the "booger" (whatever it may be) wasn't going to get him..LOL (A horse is always thinking something is going to get them. Their first instinct is to run if something scares them). But he did wonderful will all the action that was going on around him. I even got him to lope down the beach, which was AWESOME!!!!! He is just doing so great. I was really proud of him today. :) Here are some pictures.
To ride or not to ride - this is a stupid question.
Horses change lives. They give our young people confidence and self esteem. They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls- they give us hope!
♥ It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ♥
yeah, so this is where he acted silly and thought that a small mound of sand was going to get him. LOL As you can see, I just about came out of the saddle...this was just the beginning..I almost came all the way off to the left.
There are only two emotions that belong in the saddle; one is a sense of humor and the other is patience.
Ask me to show you poetry in motion, and I will show you a horse.
When riding a horse, we leave our fear, troubles, and sadness behind on the ground.
♥ Horses lend us the wings we lack ♥
All horses deserve, at least once in their lives, to be loved by a little girl.
There is no secret so close as that between a rider and her horse.
Horses can't talk, but they can speak if you listen.
I have often been asked why do I like horses so much. Look into one's eyes. There you will see generations of horses who have served the humans for thousands of years faithfully for nothing in return. Beaten horses, starved hoses, horses who no longer possess a spirit. They deserve to be loved and respected as much as humanly possible. Let them run free again. Let them no longer be a faithful beasts, but embrace them as you would a dear friend, for that is what they are.
A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care.
The daughter who won't lift a finger in the house is the same child who cycles madly off in the pouring rain to spend all morning mucking out a stable.
Bread may feed my body, but my horse feeds my soul.
Nothing is more sacred as the bond between a horse and a rider. No other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on, because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, and the very existence dies also.
♥ K and L :)
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