Bo's First Ride

I realize these aren't the most flattering and my riding abilities aren't the greatest but I was so excited to share pictures of Bo I couldn't resist. Don't judge the riding, just enjoy Bo under saddle.

S came out to ride Bo first. She's such a brave gal. She was willing to risk a buck where I'm not due to my health. Bo saddled up just fine but he's a little hard to bridle but knowing a little about his past, it makes sense. We'll work on bridling and some day he'll come around. We've worked with other horses that had similar issues that in the end were resolved.





Riding Bo is almost like riding Zeke although taller and a little lankier. It was such a joy to hop on and ride Bo. I can't wait to really show him off. He has such a nice and relaxing walk and a super comfortable trot. S was even brave enough to put Bo into a lope and boy does he look pretty! I wasn't brave enough but that's typical for me. I'll stick to walk/trot for awhile but I'm sure we'll be racing around soon enough.





Mike was really impressed with Bo too! Bo has such long legs that he covers a lot of ground but really doesn't take huge strides. Trotting is the same way. Mike really liked how Bo looked at a trot and he covered so much ground at a collected trot. I'll be interested to see how much ground he can really cover at an extended trot. I may have to put Bo to the challenge and see how fast he can go at a trot compared to Zeke and/or Jim.





I had such a grumpy day Wednesday but after watching Bo behave so beautifully under saddle and then being able to hop on and ride made my day. In fact S and Bo made my week. I can't thank S enough for all her generosity and kindness. I am so blown away. I couldn't ask for a better friend. Thanks you S for all you've done. I'm such the proud "Horse Momma" right now. I can't say enough good things about Bo.





I'll leave you with just a few pictures from tonights first ride on Bo. Again, please don't judge the riding. I realize I don't have good form or even ride correctly. I'll not deny that I have no good riding habits (totally self taught and riding with stirrups that are too long). But I couldn't resist sharing pictures of Bo under saddle. I think he's going to go far.

We both havea goofy look on our face. I'm sure I was prattling on about something. Again, not the most flattering of pictures (for either myself or Bo) but I couldn't resist sharing.