>>>> And little kids just do the goofiest things. I put 10 year old Nikki up >>>> on Tosca, and Tosca was just great with her - this was way before I asked >>>> Bev to ride the young mare. Nikki was fussing and fussing and fussing >>>> with a burr in her riding tights or something, at the mounting bloak with >>>> the very green pony just standing there. Finally I said, "Nikki - what >>>> ARE you doing?" She really didn't understand tha picking up her reins and >>>> paying some attention to her mount might be a good idea.
Yep, sounds pretty typical! Emily was a very mature child by that age...but she was still a kid. We let her, even encouraged her to do a few things in the ring - which actually was a pasture in those days - giving her more freedom as she gained skills. She rode bareback, with just a halter and lead sometimes, but only under supervision, until she was much older. By the time she hit her teens, we gave her more freedom of course...but she was OUR kid, riding one of OUR horses on OUR property. She knew she'd be disciplined if she was irresponsible, and we trusted her, and we knew our horses. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1214 - Release Date: 1/8/2008 1:38 PM
