Kids October 8, 2018 Issue

God’s help when I needed it

Ainsley

Every Saturday I have horseback riding lessons. Currently I am riding a horse named Aya. She is really sweet and kind.

Recently, after a lesson, I was picking Aya’s hooves. When you pick the horse’s hooves, you take a pick and scrape all the rocks, mud, and dirt out of the hoof. When I do Aya’s back legs, it is harder than doing the front, because her back legs don’t stretch out as easily as her front legs do. It is also harder because there is more weight on the back than on the front.

So I was doing this when I lost my balance and dropped Aya’s hoof on my foot. Aya kept her hoof there, not knowing it was on my foot. Since horses are such big animals, they are very heavy. So when this happened, it hurt. It was also uncomfortable because I was thinking, “Oh no! What am I going to do?” That’s when I turned to God!

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