Episode 5323

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Elmo has a horse (Peter Linz) guess today's theme of horses.
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo, Julia, and Samuel are on a horse farm, and Julia is just finishing up her horseback riding lesson, meaning Elmo's turn is next. Sam says he loves riding ponies, and Elmo is confused, thinking the animal is a horse. Sam explains that a pony is a small horse, even though the pony seems pretty large to Elmo. Elmo is then introduced to Lola, the riding instructor, who takes Julia's pony, Tony, back to his stable.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Elmo gets ready to ride Tony, and Julia asks Elmo to say hi to Tony. Sam backs her up, saying you wouldn't go up to someone you've never met and give them a hug, and that you need to be comfortable with the horse before you ride it. Julia teaches Elmo how to say hello, by showing that he needs to look to Tony's side because that's where his eyes are, and that he needs to touch Tony's nose with his hands. Tony makes it clear that he likes Julia, and Sam says that Julia's great with ponies, and being with ponies helps Julia practice talking and touching gently.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Elmo thinks it's time to ride, but Julia says it's first time for food. Julia hands Elmo a carrot, and Elmo starts to eat it thinking it's for him, but Julia tells him it's the pony's food. Sam says carrots are Tony's favorite, and Elmo asks how the two know so much about Tony. Sam explains that they help take care of him every time they're at the horse farm. Julia feeds Tony a carrot, and Elmo follows with another carrot. Julia then gets out a brush, and demonstrates to Elmo how to brush Tony. Sam says that brushing is good practice for doing other things with your hands, and brushing Tony makes him feel good.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	It's finally time for Elmo to ride Tony, and Elmo stalls, unsure if he can do it. Sam and Julia reassure Elmo, saying they were both nervous at first too. Sam then has the idea of belly breathing to calm Elmo down and get ready to ride Tony. Elmo tries it, and feels a lot better, and he rides around the farm on Tony.
 	Insert 	Celebrating Me, Celebrating You, Celebrating Us!Minami and Monroe; Minami is scared to ride a pony for the first time, and Monroe helps her feel calm by taking slow, deep breaths and saying, "I can try new things."
 	Muppets 	Elmo and friends sing and clap as they find out the letter of the day - H.
 	Film 	H Is for Horses - A young boy teaches about his favorite animal.
 	Cartoon 	Animal Dance: "Dance Like a Horse!"
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Big Bird hear the sounds of the Foodie Truck approaching...
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster's Foodie TruckJon has been out horseback riding, and he would like a snack of honeydew melon bingsu (Korean shaved ice) to cool off. Cookie gets all the ingredients except for honeydew melon, which confuses Cookie Monster, as he doesn't remember eating any. Gonger then realizes he ate the last one as a snack, and now the two need to go to the honeydew melon farm...
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Abby pose as astronauts and sing about finding the number of the day by counting Martians. Today, there are 3.
 	Cartoon 	A girl tells a poem of three playful horses who leap over haystacks, eat apples, and run through a meadow.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World (Monster Edition): Horses
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo, Julia, and Sam sign off.
==Notes==
*As with previous episodes that prominently feature Julia, this episode aired on PBS concurrently with HBO Max, departing from the established deal between HBO and Sesame Workshop that allows PBS to broadcast new episodes after a nine month window.
*This episode was filmed on locaton at Rocking Horse Rehab in Basking Ridge, NJ.Rocking Horse Rehab on Facebook Managing Director Lola Fennimore appears as the riding instructor.Lola Fennimore bio at rockinghorserehab.com 
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==Gallery==
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 53