PHOTO GALLERY: Horseback riders spend afternoon at Riley Equine Center

March 20, 2013 | 10:00 a.m. CDT

Horseback riders took riding lessons Monday at the Riley Equine Center in Boonville.

Angela Hinman leads her horse, Heidi, around the track while Britney Carmichael follows behind Monday at the Riley Equine Center in Boonville. | Elizabeth Cardwell

Angela Hinman looks at her favorite horse, Heidi, while the horse finishes eating the carrot Hinman had given her at the end of the day's lessons at the Riley Equine Center. | Elizabeth Cardwell

Tiffany Carmichael, 1 year old, sits on her older sister Britney's lap for a brief horseback ride at the end of Britney's group lesson at the Riley Equine Center. | Elizabeth Cardwell

Bonnie Riley, owner and director of Riley Equine Center, sits atop her favorite horse during a group lesson Monday in Boonville. "If I have a stressful day, all I have to do is hop on a horse and it all just melts away; it's amazing," Riley said. | Elizabeth Cardwell