My last post showed four siblings riding a horse from
a rural Ecuadorian school. Those of you who may have wondered how they got on
the horse will find hereafter the sequence Birgit, the 12-year-old sister, followed.
I was as curious as anyone to watch this.
The horse and kids’ clothes differ from those of
the previous post. It’s because I shot those pictures on different days. And
Birgit always needed to use whichever horse was currently available.
Standing on a stirrup, Birgit started by hanging the school bags to the saddle’s horn.
Then she lifted the little girl that would ride in
front of her.
Then the little boy who would ride behind her.
And then Carmen, the seven-year-old Miss Rodeo.
Finally, lifting a long leg, Birgit lifted herself and squeezed in
without hurting any of the kids with her spur.
