For Lottie's birthday, we gave her horse lessons,
and today was her first lesson!
She's a natural!
Her horse, Baylee, was such a gentle sweetheart
(and 30 years old! Perfect for first-time lessons!)
I didn't want to be a helicopter mom, but I also wanted to watch her as she
saddled the horse, ride, rise & post, and learn proper horse commands.
So I hid in the bushes.
Just this first lesson.
I LOVED horse lessons as a young girl (about the same age as Lod).
And I LOVED my instructor, Candace; she was college-age, calm, and fearless,
and I consider her one of my greatest mentors.
She had a way of making me feel good about myself,
and the way I worked with my horse.
Candace prepared me to show in competitions,
and that was such a cool chapter of my life.
I want Lottie to feel this same confidence in herself.
Her instructor, Megan,
is just as fearless and wonderful as Candace was to me
and I think Lod will love it.
Besides, horses run in our blood:
