Animals
- More Lessons Learned
"KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!" After yesterday, this is a phrase I will never forget. You might remember me talking about past horseback riding incidents that endedwith me sailing through the air and landing on the ground...and this being the source of my eventual...
- Lessons Learned
It seems that farm life teaches us lessons every time we turn around.Some days we are lucky enough to find someone else's experiences to help guide us,and some days (more than not) we resort to trial and error. Over the years we have made many improvements...
- The Big Day
After months of waiting for the completion of the arena,the big day finally arrived last week. New Year's Eve day, I led Moonbeam, my filthy, muddy, in-need-of-a-little-maintenance horse, out of the pasture and into the barn for brushing, ...
- A Grand Adventure
Yesterday morning, before sunrise,I headed to the barn for morning chores. Cleaning stalls, dry lots, and chicken houses...feeding horses, cats, chickens, ducks...changing water buckets, cleaning water tubs...by the time I was half way through my list...
- Conquering Fears
Yesterday afternoon was beautiful....clear blue skies, low 60's, cool breeze....perfect for a ride. I decided early in the day that I would make riding Moonbeam my goal for the day. This might seem like no big deal to many of you. But to me....huge...
Animals
A Perfect Day
If someone asked me...
I would have to say that I am a very happy person.
Every day is a good day.
That is, of course, unless it is a GREAT day!
Yesterday was one such day.
GREAT!
I was twenty feet tall...on top of the world.
And judging from this picture, I believe it was true.
Yesterday, January 31st, it reached 62 degrees...
truly a gift this time of year...
when normally temps dip below freezing.
It was the perfect day for an adventure.
And that is just what we had...
Moonbeam and I.
I loaded him into Becky's trailer with Sid.
Moonbeam is such a good boy...
so very willing...
never refusing anything that I ask of him.
We headed out to a friend's arena for a lesson,
while Becky had a saddle fitting session.
Our lesson went well.
Moonbeam handled the unfamiliar environment with ease.
We had made improvements in the past two weeks.
See how we both are smiling?
We took a break from lessons to watch Sid and Becky work...
trying out various saddles.
It may seem like a small thing,
but overcoming my fear of riding
(which developed in response to a few injuries)
has done more for my self esteem than I could have imagined.
Having the courage to practice between lessons
(courage needed because I have to do this all alone)
has strengthened the bond between Moonbeam and me.
We have developed the trust that is oh, so important between horse and rider.
A beautiful day...
A successful lesson...
Small accomplishments...
Such simple things...
but enough to make one feel on top of the world...
PS: Happy February1st!!
(Spring is just around the corner!)
- More Lessons Learned
"KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!" After yesterday, this is a phrase I will never forget. You might remember me talking about past horseback riding incidents that endedwith me sailing through the air and landing on the ground...and this being the source of my eventual...
- Lessons Learned
It seems that farm life teaches us lessons every time we turn around.Some days we are lucky enough to find someone else's experiences to help guide us,and some days (more than not) we resort to trial and error. Over the years we have made many improvements...
- The Big Day
After months of waiting for the completion of the arena,the big day finally arrived last week. New Year's Eve day, I led Moonbeam, my filthy, muddy, in-need-of-a-little-maintenance horse, out of the pasture and into the barn for brushing, ...
- A Grand Adventure
Yesterday morning, before sunrise,I headed to the barn for morning chores. Cleaning stalls, dry lots, and chicken houses...feeding horses, cats, chickens, ducks...changing water buckets, cleaning water tubs...by the time I was half way through my list...
- Conquering Fears
Yesterday afternoon was beautiful....clear blue skies, low 60's, cool breeze....perfect for a ride. I decided early in the day that I would make riding Moonbeam my goal for the day. This might seem like no big deal to many of you. But to me....huge...