Then it dawned on me that my friend Sara, has horses. I told Claire we would ask her if we could ride. We finally asked her this past Sunday and she said yes!
Claire was so excited! Sara had her horse, Jackpot, pretty much ready when we got there. I was sure that Claire would be too afraid to get on - she hadn't even seen one up close yet.
On the contrary, she was so happy to be close to the horse and wasn't intimidated at all. She got to take JackPot for a walk....
but he was more interested in eating the grass. Claire yelled "No eat the grass!" at him every time he tried.
We sat Claire up on the horse and again I was expecting tears and "I'm scared!" but the first words out of her mouth were "YeeHaw!"
We sat Claire up on the horse and again I was expecting tears and "I'm scared!" but the first words out of her mouth were "YeeHaw!"
She rode by herself while Sara walked the horse. Then Sara and I took turns riding behind her and going a little faster. I trusted Sara with her more than myself. Horse riding is fun but I am not very good at it. Sara, on the other hand, is a pro has won quite a few barrel races on JackPot.
Claire didn't want to stop but we had to say good-bye to JackPot.
We really had to talk Claire into giving him a kiss.
She did NOT like the flies that constantly hovered around his nose.
We really had to talk Claire into giving him a kiss.
She did NOT like the flies that constantly hovered around his nose.
Oh my gosh, Two more of my favorite people and 1 of my favorite 4 legged. Thank you for sharing .. I miss you all so much!!!
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are so so sweet! Glad she had a good time :)
ReplyDeletewow! that looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a brave little girl and mommy! How darling!
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