{"id":5301,"date":"2019-08-02T00:50:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T17:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/studentmedia\/?p=5301"},"modified":"2020-09-16T03:47:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T20:47:42","slug":"photo-story-horseback-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Story: Horseback Rider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photos and Text by Justine Lockhart<\/p>\n<p>The heat has already started to peak, but to Anika Lockhart it doesn\u2019t matter. Even as the sweat rolls down her face, she keeps riding, pushing herself, and her horse, onward. Lockhart has been riding horses since she was a child but she didn\u2019t get back into it until 2013. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved horse since I can remember,\u201d Lockhart said.<\/p>\n<p>After picking up her old hobby, she began training for shows. Lockhart rides dressage, a type of horseback riding in which the rider makes the horse perform choreographed movements. Horse and rider have to be in tune with one another to be successful, but Lockhart believes that she and her horse, Bentley, have developed a special relationship. \u201cYou have to work in harmony with the horse,\u201d Lockhart said. \u201cYou have to work with them and build up a relationship where they want to work and they actually enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lockhart\u2019s love for horses has not been dulled since childhood, and she plans to keep riding for as long as she can. \u201cIt\u2019s a very relaxing but also challenging activity,\u201d Lockhart said. \u201cI love everything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_10.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5311\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_10\/\" class=\"wp-image-5311\" \/><figcaption>Lockhart leaves the barn after several hours at AEC.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_09.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5310\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_09\/\" class=\"wp-image-5310\" \/><figcaption>Lockhart strokes Bentley, She has owned him for three years.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_08.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5309\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_08\/\" class=\"wp-image-5309\" \/><figcaption>Lockhart watches another rider work with her horse, Ronan.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_07.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5308\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_07\/\" class=\"wp-image-5308\" \/><figcaption>Lockhart chides Frodo after he tries to snack on grass on the way from the pasture to the tack stalls.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_06.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5307\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_06\/\" class=\"wp-image-5307\" \/><figcaption>Mary Mobley, right, gives riding advice to Lockhart, left. Lockhart often rides Mobley&#8217;s horses, Frodo and Star.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_05.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5306\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_05\/\" class=\"wp-image-5306\" \/><figcaption>Lockhart picks up her horse&#8217;s hooves. Especially after rainy days, the horse&#8217;s hooves are muddy and need to be cleaned.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_04.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5305\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_04\/\" class=\"wp-image-5305\" \/><figcaption>Lockhart gives Bentley a bath after their workout.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_03.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5304\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_03\/\" class=\"wp-image-5304\" \/><figcaption>After a long ride, Lockhart takes off her sweaty helmet.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_02.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5303\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_02\/\" class=\"wp-image-5303\" \/><figcaption>Lockhart, who rides dressage, works on her lead changes with Frodo in AEC&#8217;s indoor arena<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/2019\/08\/Lockhart_01.gif\" alt=\"Anika Lockhart\" data-id=\"5302\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/photo-story-horseback-rider\/lockhart_01\/\" class=\"wp-image-5302\" \/><figcaption>Anika Lockhart, 36-years-old, warms up her horse, Bentley, before a ride at the Austin Equestrian Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos and Text by Justine Lockhart The heat has already started to peak, but to Anika Lockhart it doesn\u2019t matter. Even as the sweat rolls down her face, she keeps riding, pushing herself, and her horse, onward. 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