Loping

Sydney is taking riding lessons at the local equestrian center and is loving it. This week her instructor Kim is teaching her how to do loping. What is loping you ask? Well, it is a western style riding term for a slow relaxed gallop. The horse is moving!! Sometimes also called cantoring. Here are a few pictures of the loping - notice the dust kicked up and the horse's hoofs off the ground.

Kim is giving Sydney instructions on what to do. Sydney has no fear so Kim is diligently trying to make sure Sydney understands how to control Sickle (that is the horse's name).







Yes, this is part of the lesson. We actually pay for Sydney to push poop!