Having fun isn't something that comes easy for me, especially when I consider it "work". Thanks to my time with horses and friends, I am better at it than I used to be. Horses, like Lakota (pictured above and who belongs to Julia Mitchell) make having fun easy. Lakota is very curious and interested in new things. Over the past several months, I have been encouraging this curiousity with giving her time and at times, "following her lead" if you will.
What's interesting here is that we had only been on a wooden pedestal when we were in SC several months ago. I had brought Lakota with me to this farm to ride her after I taught a lesson. I arrived in the ring, dropped the rope on Lakota to walk back to get the camera to take pictures of the student and turned around to see this! I guess she remembered the pedestal and thought she'd try it.
For me, it was a reminder to keep things fun. I am not sure I would have thought to try her on the pedestal here for I had brought her for riding. I am glad she remembered to keep the fun! My student and I both got a good chuckle, and I got a great picture to share with you.
