Appreciating the good times

[MereChristmas]

I am often guilty of not realising until much later how much I enjoyed an occasion.

Today I did realise.

Finan was grumpy in the stable.
It’s 5 o’clock he said
You usually ride me at 10 ish in the morning. Where’s my tea?
Oh goodness, I thought, all my apprehensions erupting to the surface.
We’re going to have a bad lesson.

Off we went.
My instructor said Think positive
I tried
I think it worked
Not a trip, not a stumble, more concentration, no peeking at the cantering horse in the next door field,
a more forward walk so less work for me, more trot than last time and we managed figure of 8’s over one pole with a decent bend.

Smiley instructor, Smiley Meredith.
Finan said
Let’s go home for tea.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

Well done!! Quite often when we think it's not going to go well it turns out to be a great ride!!

 

[throwawayaccount]

Well done! x

 

[Barton Bounty]

Sounds like you had fun! And thats all that matters

 

[MereChristmas]

Thank you everyone.
I suppose we’re all guilty of this at times.
I mustn’t forget the happy feeling from yesterday evening.

 

[dorsetladette]

Well done. Sounds like a very positive lesson for both of you.

I'm guilty of forgetting to appreciate the little things. We just expect to much of ourselves (and our horses) sometimes.

 

[MereChristmas]

Just to show you all I remembered again today.
Rode early afternoon, the weather was close, sticky and dull. threatening rain.
Had a lovely ride to, through and back from the woods. A long willing trot, a nice canter, a giggle as Finan cleared a 12” high log by about 3 feet from a standstill when I had asked him to step over it and very few flies.
Finan seemed happy and I certainly was.

 

[MereChristmas]

Update
Our first fun ride since ulcer treatment and getting fit again.
I met a lovely lady who kindly baby-sat me for the whole route.
Finan was a star, didn’t put a whisker out of place.
He may well spend a lot of tomorrow asleep I think.
I am tired too but so happy.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Amazing, glad it went well ?

 

[Ratface]

Splendid. Well done, both of you!

 

[MereChristmas]

Amazing, glad it went well ?

Splendid. Well done, both of you!

Thank you
To be honest I am amazed I am still awake

 

[MereChristmas]

 

[Barton Bounty]

Even if there is an off day, still take it as a positive… its all a move in the right direction ?

 

[MereChristmas]

Finan today. Resting.

 

[Lois Lame]

Ooh, I was expecting him to be chestnut.

 

[Bradsmum]

Lol, me too.

 

[ponynutz]

The wobbly lip is adorable!

 

[Lois Lame]

It's the hind legs I like. I love how their hind legs look when they are sitting.

 

[J&S]

He has a beautifully refined head, those perfectly shaped nostrils too. Just ready to be drawn or painted by some one.

 

[MereChristmas]

My avatar is of my home bred mare. She was PTS at 27 in 2018

Ooh, I wexpecting him to be chestnut.