Happy Birthday To You
Published by GHC • Apr 23rd, 2009 • Category: Odds & Endsby Ginger, age 11
I watched my little cousin Kayla proudly walking on my little chestnut Roxy with her hands spread out like a airplane. She wore a huge smile on her face that was screaming “I’m doing it!” It was her sixth birthday, so I led her around on my little miniature horse Roxy.
It was so nice to see Roxy being ridden again (I haven’t done that since I was about seven). My little Roxy is getting to be quite the oldie so I gave her a rest and put Kayla on Lady, my two year-old Welsh Pony. I started training Lady about four months ago and she is being absolutely incredible. She belongs to my friends who have many horses, and so I took her on. Since Lady is just being trained and Kayla is only just turning six, I first lunged Lady for quite a while, then rode her myself, then led Kayla, then finally let her steer herself. And I must say, for a six year-old she has amazing coordination and grip.
So here my little six year old cousin is, bareback, riding a two year-old Welsh Pony around the paddock. Lady was on her best behavior, and when Kayla would even lean back the slightest bit or tense, lady would “whoa.” I was very proud of both of them and just wanted to share my fun experience of the day. I would be excited if she fell in love with horses the same way I did — at my sixth birthday on the pony rides!
ha ha that made me smile! One of my little bros turned eight this year… but i think he’s too afraid to ride yet. Then again he’s afraid of blue gill fish.. lol i don’t know im going to have to turn him into a horse luver
~HF
Great story I’m glad you shared it with all of us girls. :)
There’s one for the scrap book! Write it down in a diary or something so you can remember and tell her when she’s older about the amazing day of fun you had together!
Cool! My brother wants to learn to ride; maybe this would be the best time to start him.
Aaaww, what a sweet story! Unfortunately, my brothers are more into video games than anything . . . I’m the only horse luver in my whole family.
That is so cute! I also hope she will become a horse lover. We always have room for another ” sister ” . :)