Mary and Riosa

What a great day (actually weekend). Riosa has been in training with Sergio Reveles, and wow, he has done a great job taking a wonderful mare and fine tuning her. She turns on a dime with very little pressure (and what a quick turn it is!). She stops like she has brand new brakes and is a joy to ride. Her gait is like floating along. In the video snippets, you will see Sergio on Tita (my sweet mare who I thought was the smoothest thing on Earth). You will also see that Riosa is not one bit afraid of the man on the horse in the center of the ring practicing roping. Sergio and I met and traded horses. I took Riosa out in an 11 acre pasture before this footage was shot. She was steady and easy to ride. She had no problem crossing water on the way back. What a dream come true!