Anyone who is putting things off - Just do IT !

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My old boss used to called it "NIKE" after the advert from the sports manufacture "Just Do It"
so anyone who is putting off riding, hacking, going to a show, jumping, driving your horse box, going to the beach, or on holiday with your horse PLEASE PLEASE get on and do it!

Many members on here have had some bad news recently with injured horses and i for one wish i had done more with my little chap over the winter as i feel i have wasted this time.

For all those who are concerend or worried about riding their horses - imagine you have just been told your horse is on 4, 8,16 weeks or even 12 months box rest and they have a 50/50 chance of becoming sound - how would you feel then?

If the answer is "phew i dont have to ride him/her for x time" then please sell and get one you can do everything you want with - but if your answer is tears welling up and you feel a failure at wasteing such a wonder creature - GET YOUR A** TO THE YARD NOW "NIKE" !!!!!
 
Crikey, I feel like your post is directed at me - if there was a gold medal for procrastination it would be mine - as I cannot stop dithering about whether to sell my boy or not as I feel that I can't do the things on him that I want to do as I just don't feel that confident on him. But then keep thinking its not his fault and maybe I can do some TFT or something and get my confidence up and perhaps it will improve if I have some lessons etc. I'm scared to sell him as so worried where he may end up, you hear such awful stories of supposedly finding perfect home/lovely people who promise to keep in touch and then 2 months later they've sold the horse on and disappeared off the face of the earth ... he is a real sweetie and gentle soul and I feel so protective towards him. But NIKE! I really MUST make a decision (if only to get a decent night's sleep...)
 
Oh yes I could not agree more. My lad got laminitis last August and I have...this weekend and last weekend at last managed to ride him out a short distance on the lanes after 8 months of rollarcoaster hell! I was scared witless at getting back on him last weekend as it is straight out on roads and he is a typical Welsh D full of attitude and opinions...I could easily of used the excuse of giving him 'just one more week' rest etc but knew it was now or never. He was either going to be an angel because of the shock of my fat arse being on his back again or object after such a long rest and rodeo around the field...no middle ground with him.
But he was an angel and has been sound after each short ride...onwards and upwards (touch wood)...but I am going to make the most of the summer and ride whenever I can...subject to his feet obviously!
 
NIKE, or a get around to it as it was called in my household. I definatly agree. There was so much that I wanted to do with my horses and never got to do with my old boy, and now I seem to be making up for lost time with my girl.
 
I think a lot of people will feel this hits home.I was starting to lose my motivation with the horses, my old boy has been retired and I wasn't enjoying the horse I was riding, I dont think last winter helped. So have had a re-think, decided what it is I want to do with my neds , sold two that deserved to be with someone that enjoys them for what they are (both to fantastic homes)old boy has a home for life with me! and now im looking for something that can do what I want to do. Feel postive for identifiying and sorting the problem , so just do it!!!!
 
Having had a devestating two years with horses this really rings true. I've decided giving up riding isn't an option and I need to get my 'stuff' together get myself off the ground and sort everything so I can buy that perfect partner where all my dreams stop being dreams and start being realities... I think I've found the horse just need to recover from the operation and sort the job thing and then we're away... wish me luck!
 
Very good point. I am braving it again today after a rather hideous few moments of madness from my usually easy ish to ride mare. I am feeling nervous sat here thinking about it but I will do it.
 
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