Desert Horses

Welcome to my horse blog, Desert Horses. We live in the desert southwest, near Palm Springs, CA, but board our horses up in our local mountains where it is cooler in the summer. I have 4 horses, all rescues. Here is the ranch up the mountains where the horses stay.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Look, ma! I've got a person on my back! Sunni saddled




























































































Sunni's big day finally came this week~! My cousin, Valerie, came over on Monday and saddled and rode him. He was very calm, no spooks! She has done a wonderful job with him. He is now very confident and secure. I took some pics of the two of them. Valerie gives him LOTS of praise and her voice is so calming that he wasn't afraid. Look at him! I'm so proud of Sunni. She also rode him Wednesday and gave me a report on that ride, but I was at school and didn't get to see them together.

6 comments:

Molly said...

Look how proud of himself he is. Your pictures capture that perfectly. He wants to please Valerie and in the process he pleases himself. He'll make a grand riding horse.
Congratulations!

mrscravitz said...

This is so awesome!

Linda said...

Nice. It looks like she did a very good job with him--very calm, as it should be.

Nuzzling Muzzles said...

He looks really happy and proud of himself in the end there.

Anonymous said...

He looks great - very calm and content! She certainly has done a great job with him!

Heart of a Cowgirl said...

That is VERY exciting news. Just last week I sat my butt in the saddle on my Piper. No riding around yet, but soon!