We found the perfect horse for Cassidy. It took much longer than she expected, but it was worth the time. She is now the proud owner of a registered Quarter Horse gelding, bay in color and the sweetest disposition I think I have ever seen on such a young horse. Cassidy is totally in love with him and would probably let him sleep in her room if she could. She and the horse started their lessons yesterday. Cassidy still hasn’t chosen a name for her horse and I hope she decides something soon before I name him myself. (Not really) The work has just begun and we are already planning in advance for her first show. I’m off!

We woke up this morning and an idea appeared. Why not take the horses and go trail riding? So we are loading up and hitting the road. There are several wonderful trails about an hour away. I am sure that I will have a great tip list to add soon.

We are building our fence and barn. By next month we will have 2 horses of our own to ride at will. Racheal and Jacob are thrilled to tears! Cassidy is too cool to get too terribly excited but has already told at least 5 of her friends.

Everyone in my family loves horseback riding, which is great because it’s an easy activity to incorporate into many family vacations. We’re all so excited that little Rachel (my two-year-old) is finally old enough to sit with me on a horse (our six-year-old, Jake, sits with Kevin, my husband). This summer we went on our first vacation involving horseback riding since before I was pregnant with Rachel, and we all had a great time. (more…)