Bad day rant!

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Just had a really bad day and seems like the last 5 months have been like that too, NOTHING good has happened. In the last 5 months, 2 wonderful prospective horses have both failed there vetting, pony who had been going to well and was preparing for BSJA has got a bad back and even when the back lady has been and massaged it etc and given him the all clear he is rushing his fences and refusing and spooking and has forgotten all of the work I have put in, and he wont even go in the trailer now even though he has never had a problem with it before. The only good thing is that we got through to round 2 trailblazers dressage but it still seems completely pointless as I don’t even like dressage and so it isn’t one of the most exciting things to prepare for. Then in my lesson last week, my trainer who had promised that I would be riding a different horse to the brute of a horse that I have been riding for the last 4 lessons and who has thrown me off 3 times put me on the same horse again and the horse played up really badly and I just really feel like I am getting nowhere in my riding as everything seems to be against me… its really knocking my confidence as I haven’t had a horse to ride in the last 5 months which hasn’t had one problem or another, and I am so desperate for that dream horse to come along even though I feel I can’t get my hopes up for anything as the last two failed the vetting. I know that I am so privileged to be able to go to a trainer and stuff but I just think it is a waste of time if I feel like I am not learning anything and dreading my lessons as I am terrified of what horse he might put me on and I find it really hard to tell him that I don’t want to ride particular horses as in my heart of hearts I know that he is only doing it to make me a better rider – I am fed up of people telling me that I have to ride all these impossible horses before I can ride anything decent because apparently I wont ‘appreciate’ a well-mannered horse so much unless all the other horses i have ridden before have been b*ggers.. it is so frustrating as I go to boarding school so when I come home I get really disappointed when everything goes wrong as I have been looking forward to it so much, I was really excited for the summer but now all I can expect is bad things to happen! Sorry for the massive rant but I’m just having one of those days…

edited: oh yeh also just to say that the horse maxxie in my siggie is off work due to a sarcoid in his girth area, the pony sultan is the one with the bad back and the pony doughnut has just been diagnosed with cushings and has been retired... so life not good...
 
I know its frustrating but you should count your blessings really, I don't want to sound like a preacher cos I'm not but you're v lucky to have 3 gorgeous ponies (I'm guessing 3 cos of your sig), the right 1 will come along soon and horses aren't competition machines.
 
Try to find the positive side of Life . At least u can still get to ride even though it maybe not horses u may enjoy . You should tell him . Alot of people would love a horse to even groom . I know my children would . Due to my marriage break up they dont have there horse anymore . Your life isnt as bad as u may feel its is . My ife isnt bad eithers even though i dont have my horses . Or a horse of my own . Ive got my health . That is my wealth !!!!
 
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Spoilt brat syndrome ..... just cos a horse has cushings doesn't mean it has to retire, they are normally better off working

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the vet has said that if the pony in question who is 28 years old with breathing problems also gets any worse then he whould be put to sleep so i would appreciate not being called a spoilt brat as all cases are different and you cant just assume that because one horse is rideable all others in the world are too.
 
thanks scotslass30, i know that i do have to look on the bright ide but i was just having a particularly bad moment and needed to rant! i know that children love a pony even to play around with, so we often have disabled children over to be around the horses and as my brother is also seriously disabled he loves the environment too, but it is also very hard for him to come to terms with the fact that Doughnut his pony has cushings and breathing problems and may have to be put to sleep, so my life isnt as easy as you may all think.
 
Got to agree, spoilt brat syndrome! You have three horses already and by the sounds of your original post are looking into getting another one! You get lessons weekly too! As for the horse rushing his fences etc, if he has been given the all clear then maybe you should go back to basics with him again.
Your 'just waiting for that dream horse to come along.' Are your other three horses not good enough?
 
Maybe you need a break. It sounds like it wouldn't do any of the ponies any harm. If your not enjoying the lessons then stop for a while. Take a month to chill out at school and then you can come back to it with renewed enthusiasm. You might be more ready to start at the begining again.
You are obviously very lucky to have all these ponies and try to remember that. As for finding a new one - I always liked the phrase - You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince!
 
Sorry to hear Doughnut has cushings but I think you've
just added 10 years to his age, he's 18 isnt he?

Perhaps you have been over doing it with Sultan and over
facing him. I'd take a step back and enjoy some hacking
and go back to basics after a few weeks.
 
no doughnuts definitely hit his 20s but we're just trying to keep him happy, he occaisionaly likes a bareback ride in the school now and then but the main problem is his hair, think we are going to have to give him a shave for the summer or he'll boil!
 
sorry for being snappy to everyone, i have really taken everyone into account and i think i am going to take a step back and take sultan back to the basics, its just super frustrating when you are sitting at school all the time and i think that it is at these times that i really want things to go well, but now i realise how much i should appreciate all that i have! good luck to everyone who has posted here!
 
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