Another First Ride

My nephew, Griffin, always love to help with Linus and has been waiting and waiting to be able to have a ride. He isn't a very big kid so I figured there was no harm in him having a little ride and it would also be excellent for Linus as well. Griffin was a bit nervous about it at first. He lives in the city so even though he enjoys it, he doesn't get to spend too much time around the large animals. He wasn't on Linus long though before he was relaxed and was scratching his withers.



Sorry for the photo quality. We used my Mom's camera and then had to resize the photos. We all look a bit distorted!






The exrta pads that came with my helmet helped it to fit Griffin perfectly.








Griffin on Linus, I'm holding him and my Dad is holding Allie. Linus just looks so relaxed I think if we stood there much longer he was going to fall asleep.









Off we go! I'm really not sure who was happier; Griffin for having his first ever horseback ride, or me for how well Linus behaved. He was so careful not to do anything that would make Griffin nervous. We have barely met any traffic the last few days and in a short time today we met 4 vehicles! Griffin was so comfortable he was waving at them with a big smile on his face. Thankfully everyone who went by slowed down and also waved back. It was a huge success.
Linus was rewarded with baby carrots as a treat when we got back. He loved all the attention he got! Especially from the kids!

Lunenburg, ON Canada