Memory Lane Friday - That Was a First!

Memory Lane Friday is a time to preserve your memories for your family through blogging.

Each week is a different topic, although you can blog about any memory and link up.

This week's suggested topic is "That Was a First".

When I first started horseback riding lessons I was seven.  I had a pony named Shorty and took trail riding lessons.  I rode western.

By the time I was 8 we had moved, and I started riding Saddlebreds and Tennessee Walkers.  I had my first horse show, which will undoubtedly be discussed in some future post.  At any rate, we moved again and I met my friend Chelsea in Roanoke.  Chelsea rode hunters/jumpers.  And I started begging. 

At some point, my parents relented and switched me to a riding facility that taught hunters.

So here is a picture of my first jump, on a horse named Alfie (you just don't forget a horse's name!)

He was a school horse, and patient.  Which is good.  As you can see:

Did I almost fly off the back of him or what?

Too funny!

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Come back next week!  The topic is "Chore Time".