Horseback Riding

For PE this year the boys have been taking horseback riding lessons. They have loved it and learned so much. Over the course of 12 lessons, they learned to walk and trot without a lead rope, have the horse step over a log, weave around barrels, and play games while riding a horse. I am so grateful for the virtual charter school options that we have here in Idaho that pay for them to do this type of activity.

At the end of each lesson, Jeanisha gets a pony ride around the arena, which she loves. At first, I would walk with her to steady her, but now she can balance on her own. Adam also insists on a pony ride too and grins from ear to ear while he is on the horse and cries when he has to get off.

We'll be taking a few months off for winter, but both boys want to do horseback riding again in the spring instead of a different sport. Maybe someday we'll even get a horse of our own.

This is Tyler trotting. He has to kick REALLY hard to get the horse to do it with his little bit of weight!