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My son is almost three and a half, and all summer
we've been practicing hitting balls off a homemade tee, or taking swings at
balls I toss toward his bat. He's improved dramatically, even though we do
this according to a three year old's interest - 15 minutes today, nothing
for a week, then 30 minutes each three days in a row. He is thrilled
and has lots of fun when we play, and could care less that he won't be
"competing" for another year and a half at the earliest. At that age, they
want adult interaction, not competition. His horse is a 17 year old
Arab gelding, and he has never ridden alone, or far. I walk beside his
horse's head, because his legs aren't long enough to stabilize him if the horse
even turns quickly. We go about a mile. Hopefully next year I'll be
able to ride with him, but my horse is not trustworthy enough to be
ponied from, so he's got to learn to control the horse on his own.
Somehow, I don't see even an LD in his future in 2003. . .
Laurie from Clare
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