Riding Lessons And Trail Rides In The Sun
She reached up to tuck her long, blond hair back under the cowboy hat as she stood in the windy ring. She stared down at the layer of dust on her brown boots. She wanted new black boots with gold inlaid patterns. She smiled as she contemplated how great they would look. But, alas, she could only afford the less costly brand.
She walked towards the gate of the ring to bring the little boy in for his riding lesson. He approached her eagerly and she put the reins over the small pinto’s head. She took Eric to the left side of the horse and went over the basic instructions. He listened closely as she helped him up on the horse’s back.
His mother was watching from outside the fence. She turned to wave at her. Now she concentrated on giving Eric directions on holding the reins in his left hand. She reminded him to lean to the left when he turned to the left by using the reins. He tried it several times. She told him how well he was doing.
His mom recalled the first day she had brought Eric to the riding academy for lessons. They chatted amicably as Eric watched the horses. She mentioned she also had an interest in horses. She thought bouncing around on the back of the horse was how to lose tummy fat. The instructor said the mom didn’t look overweight at all.
They scheduled a series of six riding lessons for Eric and signed for the credit card. They planned on riding the bridle paths together after the lessons were over. They could then go out on the bridle paths where you could ride unconfined by fences. There was a one hour or two hour trail ride.
Each trail ride included a canter into the rest stop and a brief five minutes sitting on the grass. The horses would not run away with young riders since they were used to stopping in the rest area.
They would dismount and sit on the grass for a few minutes while letting the horses graze. Everyone pulled the reins over the horses’ heads and kept holding on until it was time to mount up again. It was a pleasant time with everyone chatting about what fun they were having.
Six weeks later, Eric had successfully completed six lessons. He now could mount up by himself. He knew how to manipulate the reins to turn the gentle little pinto. He could move the reins as a signal to go and pull back saying whoa as a signal to stop. He loved riding and his confidence was high. Next week they would hit the trail and see if this was how to reduce tummy fat.
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