Part 2
I love being behind the camera documenting this new adventure and how it's shaping my girls.
For an hour and a half there I am capturing their experience ...
&
to my surprise I'm learning too!
What I'm learning is that my children are strong.They are eager to learn
not hesitant
or timid
They are quiet.
The setting is peaceful
The only words spoken are the instructions from their teacher...
the tone is soft
their attention is sharp
they absorb her words
and
execute the instructions.
I'd even go so far and call it magical....
the confidence a rider needs to feel about their horse
and the horse needs to know the rider feels secure
it's
magical
The nonverbal communication is beautiful.
Their lessons are back to back.
As one rides
the other sister watches
quietly
in the 90 degree heat
with blazing sun beating down on their sweaty faces...
their focus remains on the lesson at hand
on how each other is doing
without competition.
When their individual lessons are over
they work together
unsaddle
unbridled
brush
quietly together...
I see two girls...
two individual
two personalities
different ages
who have different strengths
different likes/dislikes
I see two girls who have a passion for animals
who love to laugh
who share the same love for this quiet time
who are leaders not followers
I see two girls who I am blessed to call daughters
&
who call me
mom
series to be continued...
xo,
7 comments:
Great pictures of your girls...so glad they are enjoying riding!
Oh we just had all our doors apinted black....LOVE IT. My girlfriend just had hers painted Appalachian Nights by Benjamin Moor...Stunning!
Let us know what you decide!
Lulu I love how you wrote this post.
Nice!
I am so enjoying these posts on their riding lessons. They look so sweet walking along together. I think it is so awesome that as sisters they are sharing this experience together.Also the pictures are just great.
My girl rode
for years and
years until it
was too time
consuming last
year and SHE
made the decision
to give it up....
I miss that time
and the stables
and the horses...
the cats that hung
around there, too.
Like you said: MAGIC.
Precious pics.
xx Suzanne
Great post! They will have so much fun but watch out~ there is nothing like a horse-crazy girl, hee hee! ;-) I got out of horses when I went to college then 16 years later was bit by the bug again and now at 40 I'm a horse owner again and living on a ranch!
Is Sadie an older pony? She looks sweet.
When we lived in Texas one of my friends had horses and gave lessons - but my girls could never quite deal with the heat and all the work that went into it.
I love that yours were so patient and sweet with each other!
xo
Ashlyn
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