Horsey

Despite having spent virtually no time around horses her whole life, and K-Pop's careful avoidance over the past seven years of all things related to that dreaded franchise My Little Pony, K-bao has now determined that her favorite animal is in fact the horse. In fact, she made horses the subject of a recent first-grade research paper. During her research period, she educated her family on facts such as the differences between pygmy horses and shire breeds. This weekend the K-folks finally decided to give her a little hands-on data to supplement her book knowledge.

K-bao had her first real riding experience at Five Brooks, a stable north of the city in a little town called Olema. She got to ride her very own horse, a feisty gal by the name of "Mac."

Here a ranch guide named Jordan leads her out on Mac to the trail.



Coincidentally, sister C-bao, who wasn't quite old enough for an independent ride, got a chaperoned ride on Mac's twin sister, Tornado.

Mac was a bit of a stubborn one, and after some misbehavior, the guides decided they had to tighten the reins a bit, so to speak. Entirely apropos symbolism, thought K-Pop approvingly from behind. (Notice the blue rope being held by Jordan in the below video)



 A couple of times the group broke into a steady trot, which K-bao had to admit afterwards was a little jarring. But overall,  K-bao handled the 45-minute trail ride like an old pro, even digging her heels in a few times to urge Mac on. "Go, Mac, go!"