When we went to the Horse Show last Saturday, Deanna and I took Daelyn along. Dane went over to a friend's house to play, so we decided to take the puppy. He wore us slap out chasing all the horses and smelling every square inch of grass/sod/manure.
Daelyn has no fear nor knowledge of horses. He kept walking behind them, coming up beside them, and trying to pet all their noses. I kept warning him that some horses bite and, if they raised their lips, to move his hand quickly so as not to get bitten.
Our friend, Ken's, sister and niece were there. His niece, Lindsay, was riding in the competition. Both Anne and Lindsay's horses were there, a friend of Lindsay's riding her mother's horse. I made an off-hand comment that perhaps sometime during the day, Daelyn would be able to sit on a horse. Huge mistake. Huge. He drove us crazy. There was not a moment's peace until Anne finally scooped him up and put him in the saddle. I've never seen such a big smile on a little boy's face. He grinned from ear to ear. Anne held him in the saddle from the side while I took a couple of pictures with her camera. I hope we can get copies.
Daelyn's decided he wants a cowboy party for his birthday this Saturday. I bought him a cowboy hat from the Party Supply Store yesterday and he's wearing it constantly. Today, while we were walking Donovan, Daelyn asked me to tell him a story about a horse.
It seems horse mania has hit the whole family.
2 comments:
Hopefully there is not a horse coming into the family anytime soon. Or do you want there to be?
Have you heard from the "Here and After?"
Bomba, no space, money, nor time or energy for a horse. No, please, no horse in our future. A puppy has been hard enough to add into our routine.
Deanna used to ask for one when she was little. We'd explain that we live in a neighborhood, not in the country, and there'd be no place to ride around here and no place to keep a horse. She always volunteered the backyard.
Maybe going to Horse Summer Camp will help her understand why Mommy always said no. Once she spends a week mucking out stables and trying to feed a few horses, plus the grooming and exercising, she might begin to get the picture.
Don't know why Colette hasn't posted. She's not been feeling well. I'll tell her you've asked about her. We usually talk daily.
Patti
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