Nov. 28, 2003
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Children?
Our horses
are child-tolerant
and may even obey them
on a good day
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The on-ramp may be used not only by back-pain or beer-belly sufferers like me but by children also. And I miss no chance to expose horses to clumsy or noisy human behaviour, so they'll stand still for just about anyone. This is Olesya (top) and Moonie (bottom). |
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First cautious approach to Moonie who, being a blond, enjoys an unfair popularity.
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Assisted ride on Romashka. |
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First independent ride about a couple of hours after the child climbed the animal for the first time in her life.
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 I
don't recall our horses ever trying to throw children off. Not even the
wild stallion Sur. They do
however miss no opportunity to demonstrate their attitude do those they
deem weaklings. |
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 This
neighbour's boy by some reason never had a problem with horses. Just
got on and off he went. Weird. Another phenomenon I regularly
observe is that getting rid of parents and instructors improves
child's horse-riding ability. You are welcomed to send yours to us on
their own. |
Both Romashka and Sur are used to two riders at a time. If you know what you are doing you will be able to take your little ones for a ride with you. Horses are also trained to travel in a caravan formation [photo] |
