Awhile ago we were invited to come ride horses at a friend’s house and it finally worked for us to go this weekend. Our son was very excited, but while we were driving to their house he was really quiet. Being the chatterbox that he is I thought something might be wrong, so I asked him if he was nervous about riding a horse. He said ‘yes’. He said that he would feel much better if his dad rode a horse too. I don’t know if my husband was going to riding a horse or not, but this sealed the deal. I’m glad it did, because it was fun for all of us to ride. Plus it gave us the opportunity to have a really nice family photo taken…
My son’s horses name was Luv.
She certainly was a ‘love’. What a perfect horse for him to start on!
Kristi helped him with the cues and the finer details of how to start and stop and then he was off…
Pretty soon he was walking, trotting, stopping, circling, and backing! He had so much FUN!
Here is my husband on ‘George’.
This is the beauty I got to ride, her name is ‘Darla’. It was fun to ride again and I couldn’t have asked for a nicer horse.
After we rode, there was a little bit of time for my son to play with his second favorite dog…
a little Jack Russell named ‘Ricky Bobby’.
He is a basketball fanatic and LOVES little kids.
He has some pretty good skills with the ball…
Before leaving we had to say ‘hi’ to Max.
Gotta love donkeys 🙂
Thanks Kristi and Doug for a great time!
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What a great family outing!!! Riding is so much fun,makes me wish I still had my horses. The Jack Russel and the Donkey are so cute!!!!
All three of you were mounted on beautiful horses; what nice friends you have!
Another great post. Thanks for sharing this. Spending time with my family is something that truly makes me happy in life. I enjoy reading your blog very much.
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Sounds like a really fun day!
those are some action shots! wow! love the dog pix! but your little boy is the star of this post. yay!
and i just cant hold thing one in… “hey you horse! why the long face?”
oh golly thats my favorite joke.. aside from the cheese cutting. of course.
Your son looks so small on that horse – it had to be so much fun for him! What a great family day out.
Ahhhh…LOVE the pics of your whole family on horseback! 🙂 Sounds like your son was a natural….do I see a horse in your barn in the future? 🙂 Love the JRT and donkey pics too!
Awesome day for sure! Glad you all got to ride, and glad the ol’ stick in the mud did too. Thank goodness Theron spoke up! 😉 That jack russell is hilarious! And his name is great. 🙂