Courtney loves to ride her horses. One day we brought treats and when she was done riding we got to feed all of the horses=but this one got the most since she is the one she rode that day. Her name is Rhabana. The volunteer helping her is Susanna. Courtney loves to sing her the "Oh Susanna" song, which luckily, she thinks is super cute!

Things she has learned to do this session of riding are:
Give her horse instructions with confidence: She was a little shy about this last time, but this time she tells that horse what to do in a strong, confident voice. She tells her "Walk On" to go, "Whoa" to stop, "Trot" to trot, "Step" to step over poles, and I think she says "Right" and "Left" when she uses the reins to turn her.
2-point: She can rest her hands near the horse's mane (she rides in a saddle now) and then she stands in her stir-ups and then trots. This takes a lot of core muscle strength and balance.
Reining: She uses the reins now every time she rides. When she is instructed to, she can turn the horse left or right. She is working on remembering to put her elbows in.
Looking: She is working on looking where she wants the horse to go. This helps her focus on what she is doing and it helps the horse feel comfortable with what is going on.

She sits up so straight while she is on her horse-she is really looking quite comfortable on the horse. She always wants to put her horse and saddle away when she is done riding and she always loves to say hello to all the horses in the arena stalls. I can't wait until we will be able to do another session of lessons.