We are trying to move away from giving our kids toys for holidays and birthdays. They just don't need more toys! So, for Camden's birthday, we gave him a horseback riding lesson. He LOVES "horhies" and this was perfect for him. We originally scheduled it on his birthday but he ended up sick that day and we had to cancel. We were able to reschedule for today. He was so excited!
Camden was introduced to his horse, Jackson and they got started. They first went through the steps of caring for the horse. They combed and brushed him, cleaned out his hooves, etc before saddling him up and putting the reigns on.
We went to Brookwood Farm which is super close to the house and was just perfect. They were so kind and allowed Ryker to participate in the beginning of the lesson. He loved it.
Saddled up and ready to go!
He did so well learning how to control the reigns and giving commands to the horse.
This nice gentleman boards this gorgeous stallion there and was talking to us for a while and offered to let Ryker sit on his horse bareback. Ryker was awesome. He grabbed a hold of the horse's mane and was ready to ride. ;-) He said he felt like a real Indian riding bareback like that. I think lessons may be a Christmas gift for him!
Jackson is such a beautiful horse and was very gentle and calm. He was perfect for my sweet 3-year-old's birthday surprise.
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