(Don't) Let It Go

I had difficulty mounting a horse for quite a while. (I had very little upper body strength, which is why I was taking the lessons in the first place.) At first I'd need a leg up from the teacher. Then I reached the point where I could push myself up to the horse's side, with one foot in the stirrup. There I would hang on until the teacher could help me swing my leg over the horse's back.

One day, the horse (named Go Boy, I think) started side-stepping, as in dressage, while I was holding on for dear life. Somehow I didn't fall off. Sadly, YouTube wasn't around, because I'm sure this would have gone viral.