5 Bells and Stop!

It's been a while, but Noa had a really great weekend and I got some great video of her on horseback, so here I am! 

Noa has been working to increase her independence and communication while riding. So this week, Noa's coach Auntie M put a bell on one of the horse's hooves so she could count his steps and then use that information to guide the horse - for example: take five steps and then stop. This turned out to be a genius idea because Noa has been obsessed with bells lately (she has them sewn onto hats, her shoes, wristbands, her coat and bracelets!

​The video below follows the trajectory of her learning how to do this - all in just one half hour session! 

You may hear extra bells - as a Christmas gift, Noa had made rhythms beads, with bells, for Aunt M's horses Evan and Crane. So Evan is wearing other bells - but they sound different from the bell is actually on Evan's hoof. That's what Noa is listening for. 

Above left: Noa making rhythm beads for Evan. Above right: Evan wears the beads that Noa made for him.