One of my favourite things to do these days is to hang out with Rocky while Mum rides him! Most of the time, we go ‘out the back’ to this huge paddock with cows, where we get to run really fast. Running with Rocky really fun, horses are very fast! Sometimes though, we just muck around in the arena place instead. Jumping is my favourite thing to do – I can do a whole horsey jump course – even better than Rocky can!
If Mum is just riding around though, I like to trot around with them and supervise. This time Mum was riding Rocky ‘bareback’ which means without a saddle contraption thing! People are always telling Mum that she should put a saddle on me for some reason. I’m glad she doesn’t. I think Rocky is happier without a saddle too. It just makes it a bit harder for Mum though, so she doesn’t go very fast for very long. He’s a bit bony, she says!
I’m usually pretty happy just following them around. I try not to get in the way, but sometimes there is something awesome that needs sniffing and I stop in front of them, but Mum just yells ‘QUICK!’ and I get outa the way pretty fast!
The best part is when we get to do jumping! I love jumping. I like showing Rocky how it’s done.
Unfortunately he hasn’t quite got the knack of hanging his tongue out the side like I do, which is an integral part of jumping. And everything, really. But he does try, and that’s the main thing.
One thing that Rocky is getting pretty good at is modelling. Mum has taught him to stand pretty and put his head down like this to make him look handsome. Being a budding professional model myself, I like to stand by and give a few tips here and there.
He still doesn’t get the importance of the tongue thing, but we’re working on it.
by Charlotte Reeves
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