We went to an estancia last week. It was great! We went every day on horseback to round up sheep and cows!
In the mornings, we went to the corral. We got our helmets because the gaucho wanted us to be safe. If we fell off the horse, our heads could be mush. But the best thing was we got to wear gaucho boots!
We saddled up our horses, but we had to do it by ourselves. We first put on two layers of pads so the horse wouldn't feel uncomfortable. The gauchos helped us get the saddles on because, as you know, we are very short, and we had big horses. Then we put the bridle on by opening up the horse's mouth to make it bite the metal bit and then we put the straps on over the horse's ears.
We went with our horses and started to ride. It was a good feeling, and it was fun when the horse started to move. I felt like I was very powerful to be riding a big horse. I could control where it went, when I wanted it to go, and how fast it went. When I wanted to turn left, I would pull the reins left and it would go left. If I wanted to go right, I would pull right. If I wanted to go fast, I would tap the horse's stomach with my boot and it would go fast. When I wanted to stop, I pulled back on the reins.
When we got off the horse, we would take the harness off and then we would take off the two pads and the saddle. Then we would get a brush and start brushing the horse. Then we needed to pat the horse goodbye and set it free. I loved to ride and I hope to ride again some day!
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