riding

It got nice this afternoon so we got the horses out. Leilani is 6 years old. She's getting up there. The weather hasn't been too good so I was working Leilani on the ground. I practiced leading and backing and standing ground tied. I don't think Leilani minds to much but she sure sighs a lot. It takes time away from her eating and sleeping. After we got done riding I was going to show Paula her leading. I took off running, or as close as I come to running. The idea is to go, stop, and back quickly. So I stopped and backed. My first step back I tripped and started falling backward. I didn't fall but I was staggering. We went backwards at a very quick speed. Leilani was really moving since she was trying to get out out my way. Eventually I stabilized. Paula said "Nice back".