Hormonal Filly
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After having extremely bad luck with every horse I've owned, all at a young age, I now find myself over thinking everything.
My gelding can come back into full work after a op, hes had the all clear from the vet to crack on but I find myself so worried over everything like I've never been before. I have had one PTS and now 1 young field ornament and in no hurry to add to that!
One canter and I'm thinking oh that will do or no, can't ride for long, as he may over do it or go lame
Worried to do any circles, he may get arthritis
A gallop is to risky
Lunging.. ah, no way!
Worried to take him in the arena, it may cause another injury
Worried to box him out, in case he injures himself
Worried to jump him in case he goes lame again
'ah he looks stiff' 'oh no he looks lame' 'oh hes resting a leg somethings wrong'..yet friends/vet say he looks fine
Is it just me feeling like this, anyone else know what I mean? How can I get over myself?
I use to be the complete opposite of this, I'm not nervous of him one bit.. I think its purely worried something else might go wrong. I don't have the mindset of 'oh crack on and ride, if something goes wrong, it goes wrong' as my instructor would say.
My gelding can come back into full work after a op, hes had the all clear from the vet to crack on but I find myself so worried over everything like I've never been before. I have had one PTS and now 1 young field ornament and in no hurry to add to that!
One canter and I'm thinking oh that will do or no, can't ride for long, as he may over do it or go lame
Worried to do any circles, he may get arthritis
A gallop is to risky
Lunging.. ah, no way!
Worried to take him in the arena, it may cause another injury
Worried to box him out, in case he injures himself
Worried to jump him in case he goes lame again
'ah he looks stiff' 'oh no he looks lame' 'oh hes resting a leg somethings wrong'..yet friends/vet say he looks fine
Is it just me feeling like this, anyone else know what I mean? How can I get over myself?
I use to be the complete opposite of this, I'm not nervous of him one bit.. I think its purely worried something else might go wrong. I don't have the mindset of 'oh crack on and ride, if something goes wrong, it goes wrong' as my instructor would say.
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