快晴の土曜日。
お友達と一緒に兵庫県三木市にある『三木ホースランドパーク』に、60分のホーストレッキング体験に行ってきました 
私の相棒となってくれたのは、7歳の牡馬、ケイタ君。
トレーナーの方曰く、「ケイタはかなりやんちゃでいたずら好きなので、ちょっと大変ですよ」と。
その言葉に少し不安を覚えました。。
が、
「可愛い目。。
」
」会った瞬間に不安は消え去り、なんとなくケイタ君とうまくやれそうな気がしたのです。
まずは、厩舎からパドックまで手綱を引いて歩きました。するとケイタ君が突然私の肩に顔をスリスリとこすりつけてきたのです。しかもすごい力。
「これはどういう状態ですか!?」と尋ねると、
「きっと虫除けネット（目に被せてある）がかゆくて嫌なんだと思います。大丈夫です。機嫌が悪いわけじゃないですよ。」とトレーナーさん。
可愛すぎる。。
数分前に会ったばかりの私に、何の遠慮もなく自分の思う行動を取っているケイタ君。
素晴らしい。動物ってなんて可愛いでしょ。
背中に乗ると、私の指示通りに（たぶんトレーナーさんが前を歩いていてくれたので）歩いたり、左右に曲がったり、止まったりしてくれるケイタ君。
パドックの中でしばらく練習し、いざ林の中へ。
木漏れ日が差し、とっても気持ち良い
道端の草を食べようとするケイタ君に手綱を引き寄せられ、（おっと。。）となる場面は何度かありましたが、無事厩舎に戻ってくることができました。
ほっ。。
また会いたいな。
自然と動物の癒しの力ってすごいですね。
ホーストレッキング、はまりそうです。。
On a clear and sunny Saturday, my friend and I went to Miki Horse Land Park in Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture, for horse trekking.
We signed up for a 60-minute horse trekking activity
My buddy assigned for me was a young boy named Keita.
He was a 7 years old male horse.
The trainer said, "Keita is a little bit hard as he is so energetic and playful sometimes."
His word made me a little nervous before meeting him.
"He's got such lovely eyes.."
"My anxiety just went away right after I saw him and I thought we would be good together.
At first, I walked with Keita from the stable block to the paddock drawing the rein. And then Keita started rubbing his face against my shoulder. Strongly..
"What's happening here!?" I asked.
"I guess the anti-insect net over his eyes is itchy and bothering him.. He is all right. It is not that he is in a bad mood." said the trainer.
So damn cute...
He did it with no hesitation to an almost stranger, which was me, he just met a few minutes before.
He feels free to behave as he likes and I thought it was great.
Animals are so adorable..
And then I got onto his back and Keita walked, turn right & left and stopped as I controlled (probably because the trainer was guiding us).
We did some practice in the paddock and then we took a step into the woods.
Sunbeams were streaming through the leaves and it felt so good
There were several moments the rein was pulled forward as Keita tried to eat grass on the ground and I was surprised a bit, however, we were able to come back to the stable block safe.
I was so relieved..
I would like to go see him again.
One hour walk with a horse in the woods..
The nature and animals have a great healing power..
I may be hooked on horse trekking..