Back in Perth with Herbie the Pony

I am now back in Perth and going to a new school that I really love.

I have had one term at Avonlea already, so I've seen Herbie. I also met the two new horses called Amber and Hope, and Demi's new foal called Sox.

I met two girls at Saturday Saddle Club, and their names were Hannah and Liberty. I really like them. Next term I will have my best friend, Isabella, at Saturday Saddle Club as well, so I'm really excited.

Last term I had a fabulous teacher, Carla. I learned lot's of stuff that I hadn't known about before, like how to canter and Diagonals.

To warm up before our lesson we would do 3 exercises on horseback. They really helped your seat in the saddle.

Once, we did trotting without stirrups. I was nervous, because the last time I'd done it I had fallen off because I was trying to keep my balance.

But this time I was confident and I did a lap of the arena trotting without stirrups!

It was actually a bit scarier than standing up on a horse, but I did it.

Herbie's been a good boy. In the morning he's very good and when I feed him and groom him he doesn't nip, but when I'm trying to tack him up or I'm about to mount, he tries to nip me. But of course, I still love him and I know he's just being the cheeky pony that he is.