Mara and I finally got to the barn without any “adult supervision”. She has picked up a lot of what we do. After we fed the horses, she got her brush and was ready to brush something. She brushed the stall doors, my blue jeans and the ponies. We saddled Scottie and took him to the round pen. Today it seemed that she has gotten the idea to keep her seat in the center of the saddle. I do not expect that she has that control but she does have the idea. She had no problem today keeping her seat in the center of the saddle and she kept her balance. Scottie took off quickly once that took Mara by surprise. It did not scare her, she just realized that the horse moves quickly sometimes. We lunged in both directions at a walk. I got her off and suggested that she lead Scottie. It worked when I took the end of the lead and led Mara and Scottie came along also. We’re working on it. Mara rode again and then we took the saddle off. It was a good ride and a good time at the barn. Scottie was very good.
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