08/29/2026
Today was a crazy day with rain coming on and off that we didn’t expect.
Today was the first lesson out on the trail 🥰. I walked behind with the baby while I instructed Ezekiel as he worked through their first trail ride together.
At first Jireh wanted to zigzag back-and-forth down the trail, so Ezekiel corrected that. Then he wanted to turn around when Zeke asked him to trot. The last thing was he wanted to walk fast home. So zeke stopped Jireh and backed a bunch until he was nice and soft.
The first few trail rides for a green horse can sometimes be a whole training lesson. However, the foundation is so important. I would rather work through it now and enjoy it later than teaching these are things he can get away with from the start.
it’s absolutely fair, because Jireh is in a big open space trying to decide if he can trust the rider on his back. This helps them both build confidence and trust in each other in a much different environment.