Jordy has been riding for a while now, but we recently moved her to the Nepean Equestrian Park, which is actually a pretty nice place to be if you like horses.  I don’t.  Or rather, they elicit a strong reaction from my sinuses, resulting in instant revolt against the faintest whiff of horse.  But I digress.  Jordy has been riding and she loves it in a way that no other activity ever has.  Soccer, numerous dance classes, swimming, they all pale in comparison.  She is also quite good at it, which doesn’t hurt one bit.  

After moving to the new horse farm, she of course is now riding a new horse during her lessons.  Despite the horse looking quite majestic and regal (in a sinus-filling way), it seems that it is rather a moron.  It seems she had the unfortunate luck of drawing a horse that is at least 90% mule.  She was VERY frustrated after her first lesson, it seems that the style of riding she was learning previously was not quite up to the standards of the new place.  Added on to that was the horse, who was determined to do things his own way, and not listen to Jordy at all.  After that fateful day we asked Jordy if she wanted us to see if we could get her a new horse to maybe help out a bit.  She refused, and has made it her personal goal to master that horse at all costs.  It seems that the horse is not the only stubborn one.  So far it seems to be working out, her recent lessons have gone much better.

Her only request?  A riding crop….  Probably all the better to “school” her new horse.