'Can I hav a horse please Dad.....pleeeeeease!!'

Strangely enough, as I'm writing this post, my youngest daughter Laura (author of A Poem for Nanny) was today pony trekking over the Wicklow mountains in Ireland, with her boyfriend Damir!  So the love for horse riding has been passed down the family line as both Kerry and Laura have done a fair share of horse riding over the years.
Ever since I was little, I wanted a horse.  My first ever lessons were with Howards riding school, Cross Lane near Wirral Grammar school. My favourite pony was called Pandora, and I rode every Sunday afternoon for 30 mins costing just 4 shillings. (20p)  I did eventually buy my own pony, two in fact....but that will be another story with more photos!
 Dave thinks this photo may have been taken in Wales and unfortunately I can't remember...but nowadays that's nothing new for me.  However I do remember riding whilst on holiday in Ilfracombe, but think that may well be another photo...hopefully which will appear on this blog sometime in the future? 
Dave's horse isn't camera shy - that's quite a smile there....or is it going for the camera man?!!
What a difference to nowadays riders - no riding hats with chin safety straps, no riding boots, and feet out of the stirrups!