Meeting Sabra for the first time

Today’s Throwback Thursday is of the first time I met Sabra and rode her. There wasn’t an arena, so I rode her in a big, open, hilly field. She was pretty quiet and relaxed, but definitely had very little power steering. She was smooth and listened well, but unbalanced and a little all over the place. Note that I can’t seem to turn!

Where did you first try your horse? How did it go? Was there an instant connection?