We had a bit of bad news to start the week. Ghandi, our most gentle horse died. We don't know what happened. He was old but in good health. He had a new girlfriend, Princessa, so maybe the excitement gave him a heart attack.
Monday morning we had a couple of girls from Finland who ended up riding with us two more times during the week. One of them rode Chocolate all three times and the other rode Sunset the first time and Bomberita the last two times. We generally do not let our guests ride Bomberita but she was a very good rider and developed a little bond with the horse right away.
Later on Monday we took three kids from Canada to the beach. A brother, sister and their friend who were visiting their dad who lives on the island. They were first time riders and had a blast! Which means that we had a blast, too.
Tuesday, I took Sue and Simon from England to the beach. Sue is a horse owner and Simon was a described as a confident beginner. By the end of the ride Simon was off cantering alone. I would describe him as a natural horseman. He said that when he got home from vacation that he was going to buy himself a horse.
On Wednesday we had a family from Venezuela for the entire day. In the morning we showed them the mountains and then we rode to the beach for lunch at a little tiki bar. Then in the afternoon we finished up on the beach and the cliffs.
Thursday we had two couples from the Czech Republic. They we all first timers and spoke no English or Spanish. This was a bit of a challenge for us at the beginning but after a few minutes we had all figured out the basics and we had a really fun ride to the mountains.
Friday, very busy. In the morning we had our girls from Finland for the second time. We rode to the beach and then up to the cliffs.
At noon we had a great couple from Sweden They were both experienced. She was a life-long rider and he had been riding for about a year and a half. He rode Teardrop and she was on Sunset. I rode our stallion Jack. It was a very good ride for me and I think that they enjoyed themselves. When we started the ride he told me that his girlfriend would not let him ride her horse until she saw him ride. About half way through the ride he told me that he had passed the test.
The last ride of the day was a couple from Brazil. He had a little experience and she had been riding only a couple of times. We rode to the beach and she wanted to run right away. She turned out to be a very good rider for a beginner. She had Princessa charging up and down the beach by the end of the ride.
On Saturday we finished the week with the Finnish girls for the third time. They wanted to go back to the mountains for their last ride. I took Chili Pepper, one of our coleo mares. She is always in training and rarely gets to go out for a little relaxation. It was a nice day for her.
This week we met some super people and had a great time!
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Hasta Luego,
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