Girlracer
Well-Known Member
Afternoon all,
Thought I would drop buy and do a little year round up whilst I have a spare 5 minutes. :thumbup:
So the year started okay, myself and Major were getting on okay, having a little fun.
Then the dreaded happend again, another nasty fall jumping and a hospital stay.
Un fortunately after that I made the heartbreaking decision that after already spending a week in hospital in 2013 with some mildly, admittedly, but still life changing injuries (I now cannot run or do any concussive exercise after a badly broken leg - I was very sporty and planned to do a half marathon prior to that) that after 5 years I was calling it a day with Major and he was rehomed to a hacking home.
So confidence at an absolute all time low, and feeling really quite miserable about horses, riding and my dreams to go eventing I saw an advert for a lovely bay horse looking for a loan home. So I borrowed my mums automatic car as I was still in cast and couldn't change gear and took myself off to meet him without telling anyone...
And a short while later my beautiful bay boy arrived, unfortunately a little 'poor' from his previous loan home and in need of a lot of work (his owners I am sure will not mind me saying that, as I know they do visit these forums occasionally!!).
At this stage I was still in cast with metal holding me together so we just got to know one another on the ground. Quirky, sensitive big guy that he is, this was not a bad thing
Then, because I am almost certainly an idiot, I decided I couldn't wait any longer and I just HAD to get in the saddle.
But despite his quirky nature, he has looked after me from day one.
He let me know that actually he was quite happy where he was!
And then I trusted him enough to leave the ground for the first time since my accident.
And we went to our first 'party' where nerves took over and I forgot how to ride, and King having never competed before in his life and could really have done with a little help from me carried on anyway and we just had one down.
He started to look much healthier!
Then after a short while we did a few funrides, I find them so good for confidence, gradually building up to some bigger things. He was a bit sprightly but kept a lid on it!
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Then life sort of caught up with me, I'm calling it a quarter life crisis... but being made redundant and homeless in December by my dad, having not been paid for 3 months followed by numerous, almost weekly car crisis's, my mum becoming unwell and a few other things I just couldn't cope and I had to send him back to his owners. I was struggling financially, and mentally with everything and I sort of felt like I just needed a little time... I know all those problems are really not that big a deal and so many have coped with much worse but in my little world at the time I was struggling.... I have to say it's the first time I've ever gone through a mentally rough patch and I have a new found respect for those that are dealing with things.
King then met a few new people, not really getting on with anyone, in fact making a bit of a nuisance of himself. Before I then agreed to go and ride him to see what I thought in comparison to when he was with me.
And I have to say it was sad that he had gone so backwards, he was completely against ANY contact and just generally tense, rushing and stroppy.
So I started going to ride him a few times a week alongside his owner. As you can see I was happy about that
Then his owners bought a trailer and we started taking him to parties, and hiring a local school as we didn't have a school at the time.
And started some training with Vittoria Pannizon.
Continued...
Thought I would drop buy and do a little year round up whilst I have a spare 5 minutes. :thumbup:
So the year started okay, myself and Major were getting on okay, having a little fun.
Then the dreaded happend again, another nasty fall jumping and a hospital stay.
Un fortunately after that I made the heartbreaking decision that after already spending a week in hospital in 2013 with some mildly, admittedly, but still life changing injuries (I now cannot run or do any concussive exercise after a badly broken leg - I was very sporty and planned to do a half marathon prior to that) that after 5 years I was calling it a day with Major and he was rehomed to a hacking home.
So confidence at an absolute all time low, and feeling really quite miserable about horses, riding and my dreams to go eventing I saw an advert for a lovely bay horse looking for a loan home. So I borrowed my mums automatic car as I was still in cast and couldn't change gear and took myself off to meet him without telling anyone...
And a short while later my beautiful bay boy arrived, unfortunately a little 'poor' from his previous loan home and in need of a lot of work (his owners I am sure will not mind me saying that, as I know they do visit these forums occasionally!!).
At this stage I was still in cast with metal holding me together so we just got to know one another on the ground. Quirky, sensitive big guy that he is, this was not a bad thing
Then, because I am almost certainly an idiot, I decided I couldn't wait any longer and I just HAD to get in the saddle.
But despite his quirky nature, he has looked after me from day one.
He let me know that actually he was quite happy where he was!
And then I trusted him enough to leave the ground for the first time since my accident.
And we went to our first 'party' where nerves took over and I forgot how to ride, and King having never competed before in his life and could really have done with a little help from me carried on anyway and we just had one down.
He started to look much healthier!
Then after a short while we did a few funrides, I find them so good for confidence, gradually building up to some bigger things. He was a bit sprightly but kept a lid on it!
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Then life sort of caught up with me, I'm calling it a quarter life crisis... but being made redundant and homeless in December by my dad, having not been paid for 3 months followed by numerous, almost weekly car crisis's, my mum becoming unwell and a few other things I just couldn't cope and I had to send him back to his owners. I was struggling financially, and mentally with everything and I sort of felt like I just needed a little time... I know all those problems are really not that big a deal and so many have coped with much worse but in my little world at the time I was struggling.... I have to say it's the first time I've ever gone through a mentally rough patch and I have a new found respect for those that are dealing with things.
King then met a few new people, not really getting on with anyone, in fact making a bit of a nuisance of himself. Before I then agreed to go and ride him to see what I thought in comparison to when he was with me.
And I have to say it was sad that he had gone so backwards, he was completely against ANY contact and just generally tense, rushing and stroppy.
So I started going to ride him a few times a week alongside his owner. As you can see I was happy about that
Then his owners bought a trailer and we started taking him to parties, and hiring a local school as we didn't have a school at the time.
And started some training with Vittoria Pannizon.
Continued...
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