A beautiful fall day

Hey. This is Kayla again. Just to let you guys know, Kelsey and I ride every Wednesday now.

Danny came right up to me and I groomed and brushed him down. Kelsey already had Dante tacked up and was walking him around the ring.
"The ring is so hard! It is hurting my feet...and his!" she said.

I thought she was over-exzagerating so I finished tacking Danny up and I walked to the areana. It was so hard Danny wasn't even leaving a print. So Terry (a guy who works there) said that he would rake the ring real quick. While he was raking Kelsey and I worked on ground tieing with Mrs. Cloutier.

When he was done Kelsey walked into the areana and saddled up. I got my helmet than kept working on ground tying with Danny. After her lesson was done I went into the areana and walked him around. He followed me I should say. Though he does it all the time I always felt proud that I could "lead him around with out me touching him. Well the pride stopped when I realized that he wasn't following me. He had stopped at the last corner we had passed.

I started to motion with my hands and call to him to come. He didn't budge. I tried a few more times then I thought about how much time we have and ran over to him. I grabbed the reins and said "walk-on." He still didn't budge. I made my angry noise and said "Get!" He didn't budge. I don't I started to walk him around in a circle and back him up. But he stil wouldn't move forward!

Mrs. Cloutier came over and slapped his but as I pulled, he finally moved foward. I was kinda worried. I backed him every once in a while then got on.

He stood still as I mounted him. I was a nervous wreck and I knew that attitude would set me up for failure so I prayed and then asked Mrs. Cloutier to walk next to me. She did, I love her so much she is so kind to me! She walked me around and then went to the middle I felt God speaking to me saying that he would send gaurdian angel to protect me and that He was a caring loving God. Though I was still not sure of what Danny would do.

Mrs. Cloutier told me to trot so I did when I was done I slowed him down and walked him around. Mrs. Cloutier's daughters ran down a slide towards the fence yelling and screaming. Danny vaulted but I didn't let it faze me. I pulled back on the riens and said "WOAH!!!!" In my angry voice. He stopped and stood still. After that the lesson went on pretty much as they always do. I got off said good boy and turned him to the field.

I PROMISE TO POST PICTURES SOON!!!!