Scoutin' the Trails

Beautiful Monday mornin for a lesson :)

If they can’t walk and steer, they can’t trot and steer.
If they can’t balance at the trot, they aren’t ready to canter.
If they can’t go catch their own horse, groom it, tack it up and take responsibility for it, how are they supposed to lead that horse from the saddle?

Going faster does not equal getting better. Strapping your kid to a horse and sending them into the arena isn’t making them better, it’s setting them up to get hurt.

You might think watching your kid walk circles isn’t exciting. You might think they should be cantering, jumping “doing more.”

But sometimes they’re simply not ready.

And respectfully — that’s why you hired an instructor. Because knowing how and when to progress a rider is our job.

We aren’t holding your kid back. We’re building the foundation that keeps them safe and makes them GOOD.

- Author Unknown

Best way to start the week is on a horse :)

Beating the heat a little this morning.

It’s been a bit since we’ve seen these two for a lesson.

Emma decided she wanted to play in the woods instead of a lesson.

These two loved the trail so much, they decided to do another one ❤️

Beautiful morning for a trail

Great weather for a lesson this morning.

Syn got a break this weekend, so Scout got to play lesson horse again. These two did great :)