Horsing Around

Sunday, the family and I headed down to Stephens State Forest near Lucas, Iowa to do a session with the Shepards. Oh what a rough morning it was! First, we got out the door about 15 minutes later than I wanted, then we got pulled over for speeding (you know because we were trying to make up for lost time), then we missed our turn. Oh boy. FINALLY, we made it to the camp site. I was so upset about being late, but Cathy and Barry were just a-okay. Thank you for being so understanding!

The session was not really with the Shepard's, but with three of the Shepard's horses. Three BeAuTiFuL Quarter Horses. Now, I don't know much about horses, but these three were just so lovely and sweet. All three of them let my kids pet them, love on them and feed them grass. All three of them let my children take a LONG ride on them - a couple of long rides. I was just amazed at how kind and gentle these three creatures were. My girls had grins ear to ear.

We also were fortunate enough to meet the Flaherty family and the Harding family who were camping next to the Shepards. Both great families with beautiful horses, so we snapped off a few photos of them (and their horses) too!

All in all we had a GrEaT day. Fun was had by all and the kids fell asleep on the way home.

Thanks again Cathy and Barry for your hospitality.