Leila is turning out to be a fantastic trail horse! She will be going to her trainer a few times a month to help me become a better rider and to make sure she carries herself correctly. She now goes through deep mud puddles, carries packs, has brush slapping up against her sides and nothing really bothers her. In a year the kids will be able to ride her no problem. Reagan and I rode out with our dear friend in Alpine. What a great break from all the rain, the colors around the lake were amazing.
We took Sydney, of course had a picnic and Reagan caught a frog!
A girl and her horse, and a girl and her dog!
We just got back from our 3rd year of Zillah, WA wine tasting and riding our horses through the vineyards!
I love it when I come home and all 3 of my horses have girth marks around their bellies!! Used and loved!! Hopefully they will live to be old and will be ridden for a long time. The more you ride the better off they are, physically, mentally. Maybe they'll pack my grandbabies some day.
When we got back, it was Halloween for the kids!
Sassy! Not sure where that comes from...
My girls are so beautiful!!!
Lastly, Reagan came off her horse. When I saw her in a contorted heap on the ground and she wouldn't answer me, I thought she had a broken neck. She had a concussion and her eyes were rolled back into her head like she was seizing. I have never been so terrified in all my life. God spared her and I thank Him for letting me have more time with her. I can not bare to think how life would be without either of my girls. We took an ambulance ride to St. Anthony's and did cat scans and xrays. She had a concussion, broken collar bone, nasty road rash and a bruised lung. She said her horse was being a horse and that she wants to ride again when she is all healed up. She is snoring soundly next to me and it is the best sound in the world. We are equestrians. We ride, we fall, we break, we heal and we get back on. Thanking the Lord for His abundance in Grace and Mercy every day.
