Riding School Seminar @ MPC

this month's entry will all be about the progress in my riding. it's going to be a busy month :o)

on saturday, we spent the entire day at the makati polo club from 9am to 5pm. remember the syllabus i have to study? well, we had the lecture to go over what we needed to know about the fundamentals of horsmanship and equestrianism. i was really expecting to be the oldest person there...and yes, i was. no surprise there. i think we were a total of 8 but only 3 of us were above 12 years. the other girl in the above 12 years old was 30 so at least i didn't feel THAT old amongst the other participants. i always feel happy when there's someone just like me...pursuing an interest or dream despite the age.

i'm not sure where the others rode but me, and the kids from pook ligaya had this sense of pride representing our stable. plus, we all came in our beige/tan breeches and white shirt with collar attire as the others came in jeans, black breeches and a t-shirt. i think someone even forgot to bring their syllabus. good on you, v, for ensuring we were prepared :o)

so, first part was the lecture. oh my! the others really studied for it, especially identifying the parts of the bridle and the different colors of the horse. couldn't they just stick to black, white, brown and black? the different types of white or "grey" was tricky! we had to take out the bridle apart and assemble it again. during the actual exam, please remind me to cut my nails. those leather straps were thick and hard! when i saw the syllabus of the 30 year old girl, man, she had notes and even highlighted lines in her syllabus. she's really been studying. i pray i make up for my scores in brushing the horse instead and putting up poles instead...hehehe!

teaching us how to saddle a horse

the under 12 years old learning the same thing

putting on a bridle

getting on "woody" to learn the proper way of adjusting the stirrups and girth on a horse