On Thursday Harry and Till went for a lovely quiet ride in the warmth of the afternoon sun. They were accompanied by their dear friends Samantha and Sophie who are visiting this week from Australia; it was their first ever official riding lesson! The girls were so smitten with their time spent on the ponies, they had a second lesson yesterday. The ponies at Pegasus Equestrian School are gentle and obedient and the riding instructors are patient and fastidious. What's not to love!
Harry and Till have been riding for almost two and a half years now. Watching my children confidently handle such distinguished creatures fills me with pride. There is something glorious about the relationship between horse and child. I was in awe when Till lead her pony back into the stable unassisted. I watched Harry loosen stirrups and unsaddle his horse, a skill which I have no experience of personally. I wouldn't know where to start! They are so lucky to have access to a riding school, certainly an opportunity that wouldn't have come along if it weren't for the fact that we moved to Norfolk Island!
3 comments:
Harry is looking SO handsome in that last photo!
I saw him yesterday and commented (and probably embarrassed him) I just had to tell him how handsome and grown up he had become this year (though he always was handsome!)
Michelle these are beautiful photos, brought a tear to my eye, so lovely seeing the one of Till leading Charm into his stable, makes me realise how much i have missed my camera and also how slack i am when i have it!!! I have hardly any pics of my babies with the horses, so i make a vow that as soon as i have my camera up and running again i will get plenty... dont think i can match your expertise with the camera but at least i will have some pics!!! Would you mind if i borrowed two of these pics to put on our Pegasus page, want to get it all up and running again. Understand if you just want to keep them here on your page though. See you monday!!!! (BTW Carlos has outdone himself today, this afternoon he cleaned up Nannys entire lounge unaided (his and carlitas mess) and then the verandah, after a full day of being an angel... so bought him his fav dinner, Honey Chicken)
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