Sunday, June 12, 2011

The Ups and Downs with Bareback Riding.

 Amazing Alison did it!  She rode bareback at a lope!
 Jump up!
 Kick and pull yourself up.
 She did it!
 Since learning to ride bareback is challenging and you may not always stay on top.  It's a good idea to practice falling off safely.
 Swing your right leg around left.
 Drop, tuck and roll away from the horse.
 Try it again Tacia!
 Ouch!
 And again...
 She also tried swinging the right leg around front which seemed to allow for a more balanced fall.  We don't have any photos of this unfortunately.
All in all, Tacia prefers staying on top of the horse.  We captured this photo of her trotting bareback with no hands.  Nice!