Shoot, we all go through it, those little glitches and thoughts focused on "what if" or looking for reasons not to ride. The thing is, once we get up there and remember how good it can be (starting just little bits at a time) it really does become a thing to look forward to doing each day, instead of feeling that you "should". There are no time limits in riding or in experiancing life. Enjoyment only comes when we are not pressured to meet someone else's ideal of what riding should be.
Ride only for yourself - to allow yourself to feel that joy and sense of accomplishment. There is no such thing as a small accomplishment when it comes to riding and horses! If you get too caught up in where you think you should be, instead of celebrating the moment - it is not going to do either you or the horses that you care for any good.
Let's face it, all of the really meaningful journeys we take in life take time and patience. We build upon the positives... Not only with training our horses, but in becoming excellent horsewomen (and men)... you are well on your way!
Your Haffiefriend,
~Kiola~
Brier, WA
--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "golden horse" <denny1@...> wrote:
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> I mentioned a little while ago that I have been 'ground bound' I've gone through a stage of not being able to get up there and ride, started off with just a 'glitch' in my wiring I think, then got compounded by pressures of work here.
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> Now the thaw seems to be coming, and we will be living in a sea of mud for a few weeks, so I thought I really had to get over this, like NOW, so yesterday having hitched up my big girls panties, and grabbed Jim to come and help me, I decided that it was time to ride Alto.
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> I worked him in the pen for a while to get him loosened up, then got Jim to com ein to hold him for me. His mares took that moment to decide to notice that their handsome man was missing and start to run around the paddock screamimg, Jim was suggesting postponing operations for a while, Me, with BGP hitched firmly in place went NO WAY, we are doing this now.
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> So on I popped, and Alto, like the star he is, kind of looked around and went "what are you doing up there?" so we sat for a minute and chatted, then we walked around for a while, did some turns, some flexes and some back ups, walked round a little more, then hopped off and called it a job well done.
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> I felt like a million dollars, got to build on that good start, but looking forward to doing more :) And what would a story be without photographic evidence...............so here you are, just bear in mind that my face didn't seem to get the message about the million dollar feeling!
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> http://s211.photobucket.com/albums/bb198/rm185western/Horses/Alto/?action=view¤t=IMG_0474.jpg
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> http://s211.photobucket.com/albums/bb198/rm185western/Horses/Alto/?action=view¤t=IMG_0476.jpg
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> http://s211.photobucket.com/albums/bb198/rm185western/Horses/Alto/?action=view¤t=IMG_0477.jpg
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