Carrying the Saddle

I love how this photo shows this little rider carrying his heavy saddle as part of the tacking up process.Not only is he all involved, working on sequencing steps,  motor planning and following directions but he gets all that great proprioceptive sensory input.

Photo: courtesy of his mom Stacie at: http://smithscooptexas.blogspot.com/2010/05/smith-boys-saddle-up.html