Holly's riding lesson

Holly had her first riding lesson with her new instructor on Thursday. I was a little concerned about the weather, but Mary had almost everything planned in case it was too wet to be outside much.



The weather held out, yay! Holly and Chadwick had plenty of time to get to know each other.



I get very apprehensive over this stuff, talking to new people, doing things for the first time. I am seeing very clearly where I'm rubbing off on Holly, and not in a good way. For the most part, I tried to stay out of the way, just taking pictures.




On a side note, Trevor was thrilled, as it was the FIRST time he really stayed home ALONE! We were very close by, he could reach me by cellphone, or even run over if necessary. Robert had an appointment in Roanoke, and he stopped in on his way home to watch too.



Mary was very attentive to Holly, and the hour long lesson went over by another 15 minutes. After not riding for two months, Holly enjoyed both Mary and Mary's horse. She's making a switch from hunt seat to dressage and will go every week for the first few lessons, and then drop back to just a few times a month. I'm thankful to find a hands on instructor, who is also much closer to home, and I'm hoping? this is an answer to prayer.

Horse things

As we consider the possibility of changing riding instructors for Holly, she and I visited a nearby horse farm this week.


Holly met with the trainer and her horses.


It's a possibility that Holly would make the switch from jumping to dressage. She's definitely up for the challenge of a bit of change, and it looks like we may be giving this place a try.


It's both exciting and a little unsettling to think about starting somewhere new.