If you've ever been afraid to ride a horse this will change your mind.

I made it to the Painted Warriors Ranch to go horseback riding in the Rockies. I have really been looking forward to this. I'm here all afternoon, trying a number of different activities. Staying for dinner, staying the night in a trappers tent. It was supposed to rain today and somehow the sun has come out and the weather has changed.

I am so excited.

So today’s experience on the horses really is about connection. Today was such a big day. I would say, a few years ago, I decided I was never going to ride a horse again. I just had so many bad experiences on like trail rides and not feeling like the horses were well taken care of, or I didn't feel in control of the horse.

And so today, when Tracey said to me, oh we're gonna learn to ride a horse. Do you want to do it? I thought okay this experience could be a different experience. So now what's really interesting, this brown and white one that you see right here. This paint horse. Even though he's kind of more in the middle of the pack, he's the one that they follow. He's the one that decides where they go, even though he's not technically the leader.

So I'm going to say yes to this and I am so glad that I did. So, the Cree People are known to have great relationships with horses. And Tracey took me through such a unique experience of, instead of just hopping on a horse to say okay, we're gonna go for a trail ride.

We first went out to see the horses and observe them. All righty. And then we led them back to the stable.

And when you get to walk, catch and lead your own horse back that’s the starting of making that connection with a horse.
Right.

And then we led them back into the stable. And then we brushed them again to kind of establish a relationship. Put the saddle on. I learned how to do that. And then actually started inside. So I could have a relationship with the horse before we went outside. So I've never really felt comfortable around horses and this changed everything.

So, instead of just hopping on a horse and like, hoping for the best, you actually get to know the horse and it gets to know you. And you feel so much more comfortable. It was just really an amazing experience, and her respect for the relationship with the horse. It changed my opinion of riding horses again.

It’s wonderful if you can bring out this. It's just kind of an easy way to learn how to use this and get a fire going. Yeah. Okay. Oh wow. So you got a fire going. And what I like about this is you got the flame working for a long time. So you have kind of timed work with it.

You have a big enough flame that the wind's not going to put it out right away. Right. Yep, it's right. A little bit closer to that cotton ball.

YES! This is amazing. I did that! Lit my first fire. It only took 10 minutes.


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