Hels_Bells
Well-Known Member
So it's been the longest 9 months ever having not been able to ride for pretty much all of it but now I have only 2 weeks to go until due date I'm daring to think about being able to ride again and am almost as excited about that as the new arrival!!! In fact I think I might actually cry when I finally get to take my boy out for a ride again. But perhaps that is just the hormones...
I've been steering clear of HHO in all honesty as I've just been too fed up with not being able to ride and it would have just made me green with envy seeing everyone's comp reports etc etc so apols for being so quiet for so long, but as I now feel the light at the end of the tunnel is a bit closer I just thought I'd put a post on to say hi to everyone again and to get some idea of others' experience of getting back into it after having had a baby.
Main question is of course how soon after the baby were you able to get out and about with your horse? How did you cope with mucking out and yard duties etc with baby to look after/in tow too (especially if you had your horse at home or on total DIY yard)? How did you find your "nerve" when you got back on - I've heard quite a lot of people feel like they lose their nerve quite a lot after having a baby and am hoping this is just an old wives tale - did anyone on here find that?? How long did it take you to get your horse fit again if they had a long lay-off like mine has - I would imagine it will take me much longer to get him fit again as I won't be able to ride as often or as long as I normally would to get him fit again.
I know people say I will be lucky if I can wash my hair never mind ride a horse but I'm remaining optimisitic that somehow things will come together. So all tales of post baby riding and competing plus general hints and tips of cunning ways of juggling babies and horses v welcome indeed.
I've been steering clear of HHO in all honesty as I've just been too fed up with not being able to ride and it would have just made me green with envy seeing everyone's comp reports etc etc so apols for being so quiet for so long, but as I now feel the light at the end of the tunnel is a bit closer I just thought I'd put a post on to say hi to everyone again and to get some idea of others' experience of getting back into it after having had a baby.
Main question is of course how soon after the baby were you able to get out and about with your horse? How did you cope with mucking out and yard duties etc with baby to look after/in tow too (especially if you had your horse at home or on total DIY yard)? How did you find your "nerve" when you got back on - I've heard quite a lot of people feel like they lose their nerve quite a lot after having a baby and am hoping this is just an old wives tale - did anyone on here find that?? How long did it take you to get your horse fit again if they had a long lay-off like mine has - I would imagine it will take me much longer to get him fit again as I won't be able to ride as often or as long as I normally would to get him fit again.
I know people say I will be lucky if I can wash my hair never mind ride a horse but I'm remaining optimisitic that somehow things will come together. So all tales of post baby riding and competing plus general hints and tips of cunning ways of juggling babies and horses v welcome indeed.