From the biggest horse to the smallest

So usually when the girls are having a riding lesson, they ride Random, who is a 16H tall paint quarter horse who is a retired hunter jumper. Translation: she's pretty damned big. I have to stand on a barrel to get on her. Even the step isn't tall enough.

Today, Emma had a lesson on Random and then we hung around to watch H work with one of the mini horses, Knee High. Knee High is coming 4, unbroken, never had a person on her back, ever. And she only like 8 or 9H, I guess? H flapped a bareback pad, stirrups, bridle in her face and Knee High just stood there. Put it on her, Knee High just stood there. Did some walk, trot, canter work, and Knee High just did her thing and paid no attention to the stirrups banging or the bit in her mouth.

So, I asked Emma if she wanted to ride Knee High and she took off running for her helmet. She hopped up on Knee High and we went around the round pen several times with Knee High on the lead line and me holding onto Em. Soon I was standing in the middle taking pics and eventually we had Knee High off the lead line.

She really didn't know what to do with the signals from the reins but she walked along pretty as you please around the edge of the round pen and never batter an eye at having a rider. She is such a fabulous little horse.