Riding Cielo!

I rode Cielo today! We put a saddle on him, and he doesn’t really like the girth. We then walked him around some with just the saddle, to help him get used to the girth. And he seemed to get used to it quickly. Then I laid over the saddle, to make sure he was ok with that. Then I got on him all the way, and he was fine. So my mom led him around, the other horses watched very intently, it was kinda interesting as they don’t normally watch when we play with the other horses. So then my mom took some pictures of us. And then I was going to get off of him to give him a rest, and he bucked, and I fell/ jumped off, but not really hard. So that’s all the excitement for today, but just me being on him is a huge achievement. And even just having a saddle is a achievement. So he’s progressing very well. I posted a few pictures on here, but we will take more next time someone rides him. He really is a blessing, as my mom says.

~ Cory

Update 2/22/09:

My mom has been going on Cielo, she just lays over his back sideways so she can get off easily. He is getting more & more comfortable with humans.

~ Cory