My sister, Kyla

It was a blazing hot Sunday afternoon.  Sweat was dripping off my face as I was standing in the middle of the round pen.  PawPaw and I were watching my sister, Kyla, ride Ladd.  She was doing a good job trotting around the pen.  Then all of a sudden, Ladd reared up and started crow-hopping.  Kyla was hanging onto the saddle as she scrambled to stay on Ladd’s back.  She fell, but landed on both feet.  I was proud of my sister because she got right back on Ladd and rode him.

Kyla followed the number one rule of horseback riding.  If you fall off your horse, you must get back on.  If you are going to ride a horse, you need to follow this not always so easy rule.  You do not want to end the session with your horse on a bad note.  You have to win!  Therefore you have to mount up and ride.  If my sister can do it, I bet you can too.