Whoa!

For Erin's Birthday this year we decided to give her horseback riding "lessons".  There is a stable right by our house and every time we pass it we think it would really be fun to get Erin in on that.  So we did it.  You might say she is too young, but it was really good.  The instructor (whose name is Sage, by the way) said it's really just getting them used to being around horses and getting them familiar with what goes on.  She has had 2 and 3 year olds in lessons before.  Erin had a blast!  We got there early and she was watching other people ride and she kept trying to get in the arena and rider herself.  She was very good about waiting for her turn, though.  Every time a horse went by she'd say "I want that one"  It was really cute. 

Waiting for her turn.

This horse liked the smell of Tyson's hair.

Erin's horse was named Tee.  She got to brush him.

She "put the saddle on".

She led him out to the arena.

And she rode!  She learned to kick him and "kiss" him to make him go,

She learned to say "whoa" to make him stop.

She had so much fun!