The mornings at the farms passed quickly. It was summer and the weather encouraged all the outside activities that they longed to do. Long walks, riding, swimming, and fishing at the river. Arthur and Carol would take their horses after having breakfast with the family and then ride together to explore the beauties of the region.

Mandy, of course, would stay with Mark. When Papa John found out that he wanted to learn how to ride, he offered to teach Mark himself, which was a great honor, because there were employees that could do that.

And here they were at their first lesson and Mark was listening to the instructions with much attention.

“Even if you have a fall, try to jump. Avoid by all means to be under the horse and between its legs. You don´t want to get a kick. This mare is old and very calm. So, what you do is, place your foot in the stirrup to support your body, get an impulse and mount it. Look at Mandy.”

When Mandy did it he had the impress