YEAH!! I was able to ride a horse!
At first I didn't want to since the only riding there was being led around an arena at a walk, and it cost 1,200 yen (12.00 dollars!!), but once my mother asked about riding alone we found out that you can take a riding lesson. Well we signed me and Rieko up for that, (it cost 2,000 yen, 20.00 dollars). Once it was time for the "lesson" I asked my host mother to explain that I know how to ride a horse, and I wouldn't understand him trying to tell me things since he is Japanese. He said that I could just ride for the 10 minutes (yeah that's how long the lesson lasts!). I think he must be used to people not knowing the bridle from the saddle, because when I got on, he was right there getting ready to help me, and then he was going to make sure I knew how to make the horse go. It was soo much fun, I let the horse walk around the arena first so I could get the feel of him, then I moved him into a trot, a canter, and then a gallop, but no sooner than I started my 10 minutes was up. I think I must have given the teacher a break, since Rieko's lesson was next, I got to see how he does them. Half of her lesson was just learning how to walk the horse (yes walk as in on the ground leading the horse), then when it came time for her to get on the horse, I could tell it's been too long since she has been to our house. She used her right leg to get on the horse, and once she finally did get on the horse she didn't know how to make it go. I think that must have given the horse a break, no running, just a person on top trying to make it go. But her time was up and she didnt even get to trot. Just a walk. She said it was fun, but to me walking is really boring! But yes for people who don't ride often, or have never ridden, a walk is great fun. I am soo glad I have gotten to ride a Japanese horse, even if it is just like riding an American horse...at least I have done it! Pictures below of my visit, I did talk a little more on going to the farm in my journal, and my mom will be posting that soon.
Japan girl
Guess we spent too much time with the sheep,
me and Rieko turned into one!
Me feeding carrots to a horse
Me feeding a carrot to a horse, which was really really wanting one!!
I went outside to feed a carrot to a horse that no
one was paying attention to.
Feeding a cow
Petting a cow
And milking a cow!
I got ice cream before I went to ride the horse
Riding the horse!!
Doing a trot
And doing a canter
Feeding the sheep
3 comments:
I'm so glad you got to go to a Japanese farm!!! That's so awesome!!!
I'll see you on Friday! Did you get my card??
Wow, that is so awesome! I just went to a horse farm (not the one I ride at) and saw the horses that my friend rides, but what you did was way more cool!
Wow! I went to a farm Sunday! But we didn't get to ride. :(, we were going to but something happened, but we did get to see lots of horses and 2 cute babies!
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