We found out that they have a Father/Son weekend ... and it just happened to occur near Lewis' birthday! So, he and I loaded up the truck and headed out ... well, really his mom did all the packing.
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Lewis nad I near the truck after we have all the gear loaded.
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Right after breakfast on Saturday we met our horses and monted up for a ride. My horse was a HUGE palamino named Solomon - a wise horse for a wise guy.
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Here is another shot of Lewis atop Maple.
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The weather was kinda cold - but it was a beautiful sky ... and the trees were painted some amazing colors.
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Did I mention the amazing tree colors?
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After the trail ride on Saturday we spent a little time in the arena - learning a little more about how to manage the horse.
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Maple was a GREAT follow horse - meaning that she loved to be on the trail following the horse in front of her. She really didn't like to listen to the rider.
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After lunch we took another ride - then we went on the 'Challenge Course'. This involved some great team-building activities.
You should ask Lewis or I for more details.
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Next was archery. Here Keena helps Lewis get the right stance. Lewis is using a #15 bow. Toward the end he was doing GREAT!
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Then we had dinner and free-time before the evening devotion. Lewis and I were pretty tuckered out so once we got ready for bed - we played a 'quick' game of war and called it a day.
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On Sunday we had a kinda lazy morning with breakfast at 8:45 and Cowboy Church at 9:45 - then we got our horses saddled and cleaned up before lunch. Lewis is picking the shoes clean for Maple.
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After lunch we went for one more ride before heading home. This ride was led by the Matt - the head Wrangler.
He made a few stops for some object lessons in the woods ... very neat.
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