I get quite a few notes from readers. I read them all. Some, point out inaccuracies in my story, some are thanks for writing, some are, "It would sure be nice if..." Here's one from Suspenders that I enjoyed reading. I hope you do, too.
Thanks again for giving me the inspiration to find a place to contribute. I was out of town for two weeks, but last Saturday I finally participated in training for horse leaders and side walkers.
Since I've never been around horses before, it'll be quite a while before I'm ready to lead a horse, but side walkers are responsible for keeping the riders safe and encouraging them, which I can mostly do.
The most memorable part of Saturday was feeding a couple of the horses carrots; one of them later practically swallowed my fist hoping I might have something else for him. He's a hoot.
Yesterday (Wednesday) I volunteered for the first time. Pretty simple stuff: the first participant was a non-verbal, gentle giant of a boy. I helped him mount, talked to him a bit, and held his thigh against the horse.
The second was a young girl who didn't need help staying on, but did need encouragement to project her voice so the horse could hear her. She was absolutely charming, very much a talker.
I'll be working with both over the next several weeks, and I'm very much looking forward to it.
Thanks again.