Last night was the
last day of riding lessons for Autumn 2008.

Spring session starts in early March. Paige said that seems like an awful long ways away. It was cold last night around thirty degrees and the wind was chilling. They kept the barn doors closed and the girls rode inside. Paige even tried bare back and did just fine! I knew she would be okay and Miss. Ginette was good she told Paige that if she was uncomfortable then they would throw the saddle on, but Paige was fine with it. She also said that Calliope helped keep her butt and legs warm. (that's the whole idea of riding bare back in the winter...to stay warm). Miss. Ginette also reminded Paige that if she felt like she was gonna slide off that it's okay to grab the horses mane.

Here's CeCe below drinking his ice water. With this cold weather coming on so fast they are still getting ready for winter. They need to get the big buckets out.Little Smudge the miniature horse in his red blanket. His winter coat has come in nice and think his fur feels like a husky, dense and soft.

Megan and I hung out in the barn and I helped Paige brush Calliope. Then we watched her ride for a bit before we went and snuggled under a blanket in the back of the van. We could see through the crack in the barn door (it was open about 10 or 12 inches) and Paige was even trotting while riding bare back. She's a brave girl and I am so proud of her.