Horse Riding

On sunday the Jacksons kindly invited us to take Nicholas horse riding with Phillipa at Ridgeway Stables in Richmond Park. At first Nick refused to get onto the horse but after leading Pumpkin along for a little way he decided he would give it a bash, and guess what, he loved it and didn't want to get off in the end. He has only been horse riding twice before (in November at Phillipa's birthday party and in March in the Drakensberg) so we should have expected him to be a bit on the cautious side. He especially enjoyed seeing the deer and doing a bit of trotting and he is already enthusiastic about going again.


Daniel also enjoyed the outing. He was quite taken by Phillipa's pony which admittedly must be one of the cutest little ponies on earth. He wasn't afraid at all and couldn't get enough of touching Comet's nose.

Richmond Park really is a stunning place and with it right on our doorstep we really should go there more often. Both our boys just love being outdoors and in nature. I guess it must be the South African in them.