{"id":8390,"date":"2019-05-22T06:42:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T06:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/?p=8390"},"modified":"2019-05-22T10:28:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T10:28:36","slug":"trotting-along-with-another-wider-achiever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/05\/22\/trotting-along-with-another-wider-achiever\/","title":{"rendered":"Trotting Along With Another Wider Achiever!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8394\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/05\/22\/trotting-along-with-another-wider-achiever\/ad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AD-e1558506637780.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AD-e1558506637780.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AD-e1558506637780.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-8394 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AD-e1558506637780-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AD-e1558506637780.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AD-e1558506637780.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Primary 2 with her &#8216;First Fall&#8217; rosette!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our latest wider achiever was a young lady from Primary 2. Her out of school hobby is horse riding. She attends the Hayfield Riding Club on a Tuesday after school.<\/p>\n<p>In her hand you can see a rosette she was awarded for her &#8216;First Fall&#8217;. Yes, that&#8217;s right her &#8216;First Fall&#8217;! Her mum was telling me that sooner or later every rider will take a tumble and it&#8217;s a bit of a ritual, that when you have your first fall you receive a first fall rosette.<\/p>\n<p>During her lessons so far she has a favourite pony; Sam and a favourite horse; Oliver.<\/p>\n<p>Our Primary 2 pupil was out riding Rowan when Rowan was spooked by a sudden noise and threw our rider to the ground. Although she was a little shocked, she made sure she was not hurt and then she got back on the horse again! Her mum said that she wasn&#8217;t discouraged at all. Well done and how brave!<\/p>\n<p>The young rider is learning to steer her horse as well as canter and trot and, obviously, balance on the horses..<\/p>\n<p>She told me that she enjoyed trotting as she found it very relaxing. She also knows that animals, and horses in particular, can be quite unpredictable but I expect that&#8217;s just part of the learning process.<\/p>\n<p>I hope we hear more about how our young horsewoman is progressing with her hobby. Well done and keep persevering!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/09\/11\/p7s-set-off-to-cromdale\/gold-level-badge-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gold-Level-Badge-Small.jpg?fit=247%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"247,241\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gold Level Badge Small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gold-Level-Badge-Small.jpg?fit=247%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gold-Level-Badge-Small.jpg?fit=247%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gold-Level-Badge-Small.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNCRC \/ RRSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 28 \u2013 Everychild has the right to an education\u2026..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article 29 \u2013 Education must develop every child\u2019s personality, talents and abilities to the full\u2026..<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest wider achiever was a young lady from Primary 2. 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