Time on a horse

No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill


I love horses. I got my first pony when I was 8 years old and have ridden most of my years since then. The exception was a few years off for college, marriage, and babies, and most recently after "retiring' from years of teaching riding. It has been a couple of years now since I have been in the saddle and I have been telling myself I didn't miss it. Well, truth be told I have been missing it. I finally gave in to the desire deep in my heart to ride again. I called my friend Tena at Centennial Acres Dressage http://www.centennialacresdressage.com  and I scheduled a lesson. I had a blast riding a wonderful horse named "Heather" (pictured to the left after I gave her a juicy apple) and I haven't stopped smiling since. If you love horses you can never get that love out of your blood. They are amazing animals, full of personality and so intriguing to figure out. They are beautiful, powerful, gentle, funny, grumpy, serious, goofy... They are companions capable of helping us through the ups and downs of life and they teach us many lessons along the way. Trust me, I have seen great things happen for kids (and adults) when they have had the opportunity to be involved with a horse.
Well, I can't wait to see where my next horse journey takes me.