Chloe is proving to be the perfect horse we were promised. Though a tad slower than Aussie (heavy sarcasm there--she's a lot slower), she is completely safe to ride and does exactly what is asked of her. I`d put anyone on her. So after tacking her up, I jumped on her back and me and Farm Girl headed toward the farmer`s field behind our property.
It was at that point that I realized Farm Girl was not only without her saddle, but without her helmet. A big no-no when riding on the road. But we had forgotten all about them as we hadn`t really intended to leave the farmer`s field when we headed out, but Chloe was behaving so good that we just kept right on going. As for how Chloe reacted to Emma`s sudden burst from the top of the hill? She came to a complete stop and lifted her head to a ninety degree angle. Then relaxed and moved on when I reassured her all was fine. I could kick myself for handing Chloe over to Oldest as she is the perfect horse for me. But truthfully, I couldn't ask for a better horse to put my inexperienced child on. Am thinking I might just use her to teach the boy how to ride as well.