Yesterday Brandon got all of the burrs cleared out of Cedar's pasture, so we brought her back to the pasture last night for a little riding and fun. (You should have seen her mane with all the burrs in it... I should've taken a picture. All I know, is if I looked in the mirror and saw that my mane was matted into one big burr-mess, I would cry. Poor Cedar. It took Brandon a very long time to pick each one out.)
Brandon rode first. We were worried that Cedar would probably only be good for Brandon, at least for awhile, but she's actually really gentle. She's good with commands, just a squeeze with either leg will turn her, and she is patient. She spooks a little sometimes, so we have to be careful, but I'm happy that she's turning out to be such a good horse so far. Brandon thinks she's a little smaller than what he would like for him eventually, and thinks she's just right for my size...maybe by the time I'm actually good at riding horses, she can be mine and he'll have a bigger one.
Cedar had just run through sprinklers... to explain the dots on her. ;) Cooper was so excited to ride! He had a grin on his face almost the entire time.
Can you see the grin? Yep. He loves loves loves her.
Brandon got his exercise running everyone around for awhile.
And Tyler rode a bit by himself. He did a great job!
I handed my camera over to Tyler to take a few photos of me riding. I forgot that I'm not supposed to talk while people are taking my picture. They're either blurry, or I'm talking. And I'm not pretty when someone captures a still photo of me talking. It kind of scares me... do I look that bad when I'm talking in real life? Oh, the horror. Anyway, I loved riding. I'm excited to get better at it, and thinking about learning to ride bareback. I sat on Cedar without a saddle the other day, and I think I liked it a bit better. We'll see... she doesn't seem to mind either way.
We all love Cedar, and are glad that she's part of our family. :)
Oh, and we do love our daughter, Aubrey, too... she's just never around anymore. ;)
6 comments:
She is beautiful! We are so happy for you guys, we know you have wanted a horse for a long time.
What a pretty horse!!! And as usual, beautiful pictures...yours included :)
I am THRILLED for you guys--she looks like a fantastic horse--and so much fun! You're makin' me want to move out to the country, dang it! :)
She is a mighty fine addition to the family. And I think you look great in your picture!!!
That's so exciting! What a fun way to spend time together as a family. ;)
that is one gorgeous boy!
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