Elizabeth and I ran into our old family friend Jerry about a month ago. He offered to let Elizabeth come over and ride his daughter's therapy horse. He was heading out of town for a bit but told us to call in August. So we did and made arrangements to go over there today. Once there we met Carly, the horses owner. She hasn't ridden in about five years, and so is very happy when people ride her horse. Then Elizabeth was given a true riding lesson. She knew some of the early steps because of her experience with Breeze. But this time she had to brush the horse. And she had to put the blanket on and learn how the saddle goes on. The biggest obstacle was getting on Too Much Power. Jerry made her get on the way that riders do. No ladder or stool. It took her a couple of tries, but she got up there. And then he taught her how to sit and balance. Then she learned how to steer, stop and go backwards. Also she learned about the command voice and that one was a bit hard for her. But she did it and she rode the horse all by herself in the arena. Then she had to learn how to undo all she did before riding. She was going to walk Too Much Power to the pasture, but the horse got her number and had to be walked by Jerry. We have another tentative date scheduled in two weeks for another day in the arena and then after that she is ready to ride in the pasture.