I am ridiculously pleased with myself...

[MrsMozart]

...and my horse

As some know, after bashing my head and then not being allowed to ride for nearly three months, I seemed to have mislaid my nerve, which is not good when riding the Dizzy dingbat

Yesterday my instructor rode Dizz and she went well and tried hard. Instructor thinks she just needs to work

.

So, I asked D1 to ride with me every morning (nerves being shot and all that), and at six-fifteen this morning I lay in bed crying, thinking D1 wasn't going to get up (she's not good at mornings). I knew I needed to get on Dizz, even if it was a case of getting on, walkng in a circle and getting off again

But D1 got up and went with me

. And I rode

. At a walk and in the school, but I rode the Dizzy one and felt in control and almost relaxed

. She was an absolute angel

. Couldn't go faster than a walk as the school was hard under its three inches of snow (vaseline in the hooves works well!), but she was responsive and listened and I worked on relaxing and doing what she needed me to do. Afterwards I couldn't stop grinning

Simple things and little steps

 

[Rachellouise1]

Well done you, I've just had to send mine to boarding school - completely lost my nerve and wasn't enjoying it at all. So big pat on the back for you x

 

[Hedwards]

Brilliant news Mrs M! well done!

 

[3Beasties]

Yay Mrs M!! Keep taking those little steps and you'll be flying over 3ft jumps in no time

Big well done to you and Diz!

 

[Tamba]

well done,
I laughed so much, at your D1, not getting up, (esp since it was 6.15!!!!!!!!!), Dont think I would get up either !!
But well done, to you and Dizzy!!!!!!!!

 

[Chico Mio]

Yay! Mrs M

Like you say, little steps soon lead to bigger ones.

 

[MrsMozart]

R1 - aw hun, have a hug and a hot choccy. I've come close to boarding school (for me or the horse, I wasn't fussy lol), but so far she's still with me. I know her nature and know that I need to keep just doing little bits

. Hope your ned is back soon and all is well.

CGG - ta hun

3B - lol, I luuuuuurve a sense of humour

. Ta hun

T - ta

. Neither of us does mornings, but needs must and all that stuff (and I've done enough riding of her pony, etc. when she needed it...

).

CM - ta hun

. Onwards and sidewards as they say lol.

 

[tikino]

well done mrs m so proud of you

 

[cellie]

So you should be well done I know what its like having nuerotic horse.The woman I bought her off is now on our yard and she has great saying about Tatty. Its Tats party and you can only go if your invited .

 

[MrsMozart]

T - thank you

C - ...I wonder if they're related lol

 

[charlie55]

YAY, your getting there!! Well done, big carrot for Dizzy x

 

[soulfull]

Thats fabby

well done

It is far better to build the wall with good foundations!!

I too have taken a long time to get my confidence back, but as you know its getting there

 

[Ebenezer_Scrooge]

Thats fantastic news Mrs M. Its not easy re-gaining confidence but the fact that you are determined to do it means your halfway there. Well done D1 for getting up at that time too!!

 

[spookypony]

Well done for getting on, and getting on with it!

I know what it's like to try to regain lost nerve, especially when you feel a little silly because small steps seem like huge steps...but just keep plugging away! You should be pleased with yourself!

 

[Bowen4Horses]

well done MrsM... i'm very proud and (as you know) can totally sympathise with the whole loss of nerves issue.... small steps, and we'll get there one day! xxxx

 

[Weezy]

YAY!! Remember there is nothing wrong with baby steps, you will know when you are ready to push yourself on a little more, little steps add up to a great and long journey!

 

[Kenzo]

Thats great news Mrs M and full marks for riding in the white stuff too!

 

[MrsMozart]

C55 - thank you, and the Dizzy one thanks you too

S - we'll all get there

LB - yes, she's a star lol. Gave her a lie-in this morning

Will ride this afternoon if the roads have given up their icy coats!

SP - oh yes, I actually cried yesterday - relief I think

, though I know full well that I might get on today and she might be less than co-operative lol. Horses!

CCP - we will get there hun. Raff is very special and so are you

W - thankies

. I think that, like others before me who's nerves have gone walkabout, it's the knowledge that I've done so much with this daft bat before, and now I can't. We've galloped and she came back to me at the touch of her rein, she's given me the last ounce of her strenght, she's gone where I've asked her to (even when she'd really rather not), she's taken me backwards down ditches/into a van/into fences, she's spun and she's stropped, she's piaffed and passaged and gone up on her toes (and sometimes a bit on her back legs), and she's tried to scrape me off into a hedge (that one was funny - we both came out covered in little white bobbly bits lol), but I was never scared. Now I am. And she didn't do anything wrong, it was a nothing fall, just a silly fall, but the result

Ah well. I was scared when I first got her, but we kept doing just little bits (I was scared of the Big Ginger Thing rather than scared of anything she'd done), so now we'll just keep on doing little bits, and you're right, there's a long and lovely journey ahead of us

KK - ta hun

. The white stuff was lovely. It was all lovely

.

 

[Lucy_Nottingham]

well done!!!!!!

Well chuffed for you!

iv stil got to come meet the dizzy one!

I start rotation soon so I will be coming to "examine" her!

hehe MWAHAHAHAHA!

Well happy that it went well for you xx

 

[Annagain]

Well done! I think a celebratory hot choccy with marshmallows, squirty cream, a Flake AND chocolate sprinkles is in order.

And that's just for getting out of bed at 6.15.

 

[Vixxy]

That is great, well done you! Ahh I am dreading bringing my horse back into work in spring after I gave him time off since Nov due to my ill health. I will be shaking, worried and little will be big to me, he is not really the quiet type lol ;-) It is tough restarting after time off!

 

[MrsMozart]

LN - ta hun

. Yes, definately come soooooooon

AA - D1 definately concurs lol. And she's doing it again tomorrow morning

.

V - you will be fine hun, you will