Horseback Riding

On Monday night, I spontaneously drove out to Algoma to visit Travis and company. We stayed at his mom's new house, which is out in the country just outside of Sturgeon Bay. His mom (Kim) and her roommate (Terri) just bought two horses! One of them (Tuff) is about 11 and was bought because he needed a new home, and the other one (Maddy) was rescued and has yet to be broken. Travis, Avery (Trav's little brother) and I all got to ride Tuff on Tuesday evening! The following are pictures from our adventure.

Terri's son Wade is in charge of the horses for the most part, and he taught me how to get on and how to steer. He can be seen in several of the photos, guiding us around the yard and making sure we didn't lose control.

It took a little bit of persuading, but we finally got Travis to ride as well. He had been busy grilling (using that as an excuse) and once he was done I requested that he get on with me. Neither of these shots are very clear, but you get the general idea.

After this quick photo-op, I got off (my thighs were killing me! You get a HUGE leg workout trying to stay on a horse bareback!) and Travis had his turn walking around the yard. I was taking pictures, when suddenly Tuff turned and Travis fell off. This one is of him laughing after he pulled himself back on (I had stopped taking photos because I was worried he was going to fall off, but I should have kept going! Kodak Moment.) At any rate, riding the other day was a good learning experience, and now when we visit Kim and Terri, we will know how to ride! I guess there is a trail just down the road from the house where we will one day be able to ride both (or more, if they get them) horses. Hopefully we get a bit more practice in before then...