Friday, June 21, 2013

Kande Beach - Horse-riding - Part II


Start of the ride
Going through the tall grass

Children play soccer



Approaching the lake Malawi


After an hour on the horse I was almost like a pro




Close up photo
Floor and her horse enjoy the lake
My horse Emma did not enjoy tall waves on the lake
She was shy to take a photo with me
Emma with her guard
Floor, me and Anouk are happy after the horse ride

Dug-out canoes are typical scenery on the lake Malawi



Kande Beach - Horse-riding - Part I

Five of us (Natasha, Jessica, Anouk, Floor and I) had decided to try a horse riding.  Natasha and Floor had some experience but the rest of us had none.
We took an hour ride through bushes, feld and finally ended on the beach. That was probably the best part. We went with the horses into the lake, however most of the horses did not want to go too far because of the big waves.
I always wanted to try horse-riding and now I know that is not as simple as it looked in the movies.
However I really like it and I am gong to repeat this experience.
I rode Emma (medium fast horse) which used to be a race horse. Now she is an old lady.
The owners of the stables Adele and Johnny were very experienced and they explained it all before our adventure, although there were so many new things to do at the same time.
Emma liked to lean to the right and it all bushes on the side. After some time I managed to control her. During trotting (bouncing on the horse) a few times I almost lost a balance and I was hitting my bum hard on the saddle. The second try was much better so Jessica was not laughing at me any more.
At the end I became bold and I was taking photos and using cell phone while I was on the horse.
The first part of the photos is about taking a matola ride (sitting in the back of any pick up truck or a big truck for the transportation) to the stables and the second part is our adventure with the horses.