Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Howdy Ya'll




Our ward had a BBQ and silent auction a couple weekends ago to earn money for our youth camps this summer.  We bid on a horseback riding trip that one of our bishopric members was auctioning off.  It was the one thing that I really wanted in the auction and Keith got it for us.  :)  So we went out last Friday afternoon.  It was so fun!  I've been on horseback rides where the horses follow in a line and you don't really have to do anything.  I've never been "free range" riding before.  It took a little time to get used to it, but then it was great.  


He took us up to the McDowell Mountains (north of Fountain Hills).  We were out there for a couple hours at least.  My horse was named Smoke'n North Star.  


Keith rode on Luke.  (May the horse be with you!  hahaha!)


We stopped at the top of a ridge and looked out at the amazing views around us.  Our wonderful guide even brought some Sonic ice and some sparkling cider, pretzels, and grapes.  
We got to do a lot of trotting.  These horses were so lively and excited to be out there, that it took a lot of reminding for them to walk.  Trotting was fun, but walking was much smoother!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is a great auction prize, so glad you had such a great time, wonderful pictures!! Mom and Dad J