Horse Back Riding

Since I was feeling much better & was tired of being couped up in the house, dad called his friend Ed to see if he was going to be with his horses today. Ed has 3 horses, named Corona, Bud & JD, that he keeps on a ranch in Chino Hills near our house. So we went to visit Ed, his girlfriend Barbara & the horses.

This was my very first experience riding horses. I am a city boy so I wasn't that sure about getting on these huge animals and riding them. I do love the carousel ride but this was completely different. We started slow & as the day progressed I got more & more comfortable with the horses. Dad started out on Corona then I got on & truly was not impressed. Then mom rode Corona & I again got to ride with her, still not sure about this horse riding thing.

Eventually they got Bud (or maybe it was JD) ready for dad to ride & we took off on an adventure. By the end of the day I was loving horse back riding. Also, there are a bunch of dogs that live on the ranch & Ed has a big supply of dog bones on hand to feed them, I really enjoyed feeding all the dogs, and I'm sure they loved it to. At the end of the day I had stuffed my pockets with dog bones & had almost all the dogs following me as we took the horses back to their pasture & Barbara couldn't figure out why all the dogs were following us until we got back & I started taking out the bones to feed them.

It was a great day! Thanks Ed & Barbara & Corona, Bud & JD. We hope to do it again someday.
Love,
Jake

Not sure about Bud the horse.
Checking out the cows with Ed & Dad.

The Denner Men walking around the ranch.

Checking out more horses.

Mom loves this picture.

Ed getting Corona ready to ride.

Taking it all in.
Going with Barbara to find some dogs.

We found some dogs!

Feeding them dog bones.

Dad on Corona.

Checking it all out.

Not really liking being on the horse.

Why are you letting him take me Barbara?

Going around one of the arena's.

Barbara to the rescue.

Look how happy I am to be getting off.

I like giving dad a high-5 from the side lines.

Riding with mom is a little better.

Out of the arena and riding around the ranch.

Telling dad I didn't want to leave.

Getting the horses ready to go back to pasture.

Barb put me on Corona before they got his blanket off.

I think I could ride by myself next time.

They even have a saddle just my size.
Here I am trying it out.

Thanks Barbara & Ed.
I had a blast.

Taking the horses back to the pasture.

Leading the way.

Getting the dog bones out of my pockets for the dogs.

Here you go.

I have another in here somewhere.

My dad is cool.

The last one.

I think they were finally full.

After a long day of riding I was exhausted.