Ever since her first early experience with horses when she was but a little 'un, C-bao has been a big fan, as this post from 2013 will attest. Today, C-bao got to go on a real ride at Five Brooks Stables.
Five Brooks isn't the most accessible location in the world; while only 27 miles north of San Francisco, most of the way there involves one-lane, windy roads prone to congestion. But with a stable of well-trained horses and a collection of activities for all ages, along with miles of trails nearby, it was a nice locale to further explore C-bao's equestrian interests.
While she didn't quite make the age cutoff for a fully independent ride with the group -- she is, after all, still 3 -- C-bao was able to saddle up for a chaperoned ride around the lake on her own pony, accompanied by a couple of instructors.
One of them mentioned that recently a 12-year-old boy from a "city family" came in, and after getting up close and personal with the horses, broke down crying and refused to go for his ride. C-bao was just the opposite. She boldly got astride her steed, named "Tornado," and even managed to perfect the horse-whispering cluck to get Tornado to pay attention. No city chicken here!
Five Brooks isn't the most accessible location in the world; while only 27 miles north of San Francisco, most of the way there involves one-lane, windy roads prone to congestion. But with a stable of well-trained horses and a collection of activities for all ages, along with miles of trails nearby, it was a nice locale to further explore C-bao's equestrian interests.
While she didn't quite make the age cutoff for a fully independent ride with the group -- she is, after all, still 3 -- C-bao was able to saddle up for a chaperoned ride around the lake on her own pony, accompanied by a couple of instructors.
One of them mentioned that recently a 12-year-old boy from a "city family" came in, and after getting up close and personal with the horses, broke down crying and refused to go for his ride. C-bao was just the opposite. She boldly got astride her steed, named "Tornado," and even managed to perfect the horse-whispering cluck to get Tornado to pay attention. No city chicken here!
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