Thursday:
I went back Thursday for not the best experience. Bente was busy selling a horse to a couple of ladies. Instead of being unsupervised, we had another family who are very good with horses (they come a lot because they are looking into buying a horse). We mostly walked around and learned to turn both ways and back up. I had a good enough time though the biggest problem was the horse (actually both of the horses). The first horse I had for about 3/4 of the time was the same one as the first horse riding lesson I had. His name is Sofus. He behaved very well the first time and we believed that it was because Bente was there, but this time he was pulling his head down a lot. After getting lots of books about horses from the library we learned that his head pulling (which we thought was misbehaving) is a genetic inheritance.
The last 1/4 of the lesson I had to switch horses because Bente was in need of Sofus. I think she treats him like a favorite horse and at first I thought that he was Bente's own. This time I got little horse. When he trots it was very difficult to find the tempo because of his incredibly large steps judging from a horse his size.
I believed that day was a bit of a challenge but how can someone grow if they aren't challenged?
Saturday:
Saturday was a lot of fun! I picked a different horse and I learned that you can get first pick if you come early... (Oh yea!)
I got a horse called Prince and I found him to be a handsome and sweet horse. He did stop at random times, but that was probably my fault. He was pretty fast and didn't do the head nodding.
I am glad I went back and the reason that I did was because I didn't want to have a bad memory of horse riding. There's a saying that goes like this, " if you fall of the horse, just get right back on." I'm very glad that I did.
Picasa link here.
You're right...challenges are necessary for growth. Way to challenge yourself, Danya. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteYes, Ma'am! Thank you for the comment!
DeleteLove the pics, Danya. It's such a wonderful time for you and Stella to be broad and explore sport and the arts. They offer a nice balance with the obligations of school. (Both as a kid and now as an adult, my life is better balanced when I'm swimming. It's easy to get lopsided.)
ReplyDeleteI wonder how riding is similar to dance. I would imagine they have some interesting overlaps.
Here's the heady part: Some psychologists believe that we (people) can be compared to a horse, a carriage, and a driver. The driver is connected to the horse by the reins, and the relation of the driver to the horse is akin to you (the rider) on your horse. Hmm. How does that work? And what happens if the driver falls asleep and lets go of the reins? Woo-hoo! the horses goes where s/he wants!
I agree. When I ride, I don't have anything else on my mind other than: am I doing good? I think that it is similar to dance in that way. The last riding class that I had so far (that I am going to blog about after this comment) took my mind into a whole other world and I didn't even think about school starting. Now, I feel more relaxed and better about myself.
DeleteI will think about your question and respond soon, MSped.