Monday, June 15, 2009

Jonah's Pony Ride

Poor Jonah is usually napping when Hyrum rides Jena. So this morning before my friend Alice and her boys showed up for pony rides, we decided we'd let Jonah take a little spin. He was super excited and once we got Jena out of the field and walked her up the driveway to cross tie her, he wanted to lead her all by himself and kept saying, "Ride it, ride it, ride it!"

Here's my budding little cowboy!

Hyrum of course had to pick a few roses to decorate "My Little Pony" with. She's such a pretty girl, especially with her shaggy winter coat all shed out. We couldn't have asked for a better pony. She's so great with the kids and has been so much fun to have. If any of you have little kids that would like to go for a ride, just give me a call or email and we'd be happy to have you over.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Lauren Sammis on Sagacious

For those of you non-equestrian readers of my blog who may not know much about Dressage, the type of riding that I do, I thought I would share with you one of my favorite Grand Prix Musical Free-Styles from a recent show in Raleigh, NC. This horse and rider combination is amazing! Lauren and Sagacious scored a 74.2% which was the top of the class. They are so fluid and make everything look so effortless! To get a horse to this level of competition takes many years of training for both horse and rider, which pretty much equates to lots of money. So although I'm no where near reaching this point in my riding career, it's always fun to have something to dream about. I hope you enjoy this video as much as I do. Each time I watch it, it gives me the chills!