Fun Events, Rides, Medical Clinics, Dinners, Training and More; May has lots of Horseback riding to enjoy in Southern Calfornia.  Well, after you go to the dentist that is…

May 7, C 54 equine Dental Clinic Dr. Perdue, (818) 326-5772

May 8, C 22 Progressive Dinner Ride Agua Dulce call Sharon (661)268-0754 srichrd@canyonwave.com

May 8, C 50 Gavilan Hills Schooling Show Contact Linda  (951) 940-0054 sindagrandma@earthlink.net

May 8, C 83 Sand Canyon Call Linda (661) 822-0237 lindathurn@yahoo.com

May 8, C 138 ride Last Chance Canyon Trail near Red Rock Canyon State Park, Contact   Elaine  (661) 946-1976   emac@antelecom.net

By: Nicole Buckner

I remember what it was like when I was eight years old, literally yearning for a horse. I knew I couldn’t have one, since my dad was out of work for two years due to a bad injury in his knee. We had no money for a horse. My mom had loved them as a child and still does, and she promised me once my dad was healed and got his job back, I would get riding lessons. So for two long years, I prayed and prayed, and my dad finally got his job back. Now it was my turn. My sister and I took riding lessons at my mom’s friends’ house for a year. I rode their awesome little pony named “Stoney” and my sister rode a little paint pony mare named “Coco.” I loved it, and riding lessons once a week was a whole lot better than spending hours in my room reading about them and looking at pictures, sometimes even crying over not having one. I was one step closer to horses, which was good enough for me.