Stay safe, be kind

[Bernster]

Shared from Facebook. Really hit home to me. Hope it’s ok to share (have credited it).

Somewhere right now is an eventer, gutted that their season is over before it’s begun.
There is a full livery who doesn’t know when they’ll next be able to see their horse due to lockdown.
There is a DIY livery struggling to find the hours in the day whilst working overtime in an essential role.
There is a rider with an arena, disappointed that all their training and competitions are cancelled.
There is a rider without an arena, wondering how they are going to stay on top of schooling.
There is a freelancer, trying their best to make ends meet as yards close and clients run out of money.
There are vets and farriers risking their health because they refuse to compromise horse welfare.
There is a rider feeling guilty for riding because the hoards have called them “selfish”, despite it being the only way to keep them mentally “ok”.
There is a rider feeling deflated and low, because they have chosen not to ride as they don’t want to risk a fall.

And somewhere out there is a little girl, stuck inside, looking at the posters on her wall wishing she could have her own pony, after her riding lessons were cancelled indefinitely.

Everyone’s problems are relative. Make the best of what you’ve got and be grateful for it, because the likelihood is...someone out there will be wishing they have what you’ve got.

Stay safe, be kind.

© cromwellandlucy ©

 

[Teajack]

This. l don't know when l will see a horse again and my job has become horrible, but l have a job which won't disappear, a garden l can go out in and no-one close who is very vulnerable. l feel pretty lucky ATM.

 

[oldie48]

Just to add to this, all of life's tragedies continue unabated and have to be dealt with regardless, they just don't stop because we are in the middle of a pandemic eg Daughter of a long term friend who lives in London, had chemo and last week had breast removed, then called back 48 hours later for lymph glands to be removed, she's 30. One of my governors lost her husband aged 43 just before Xmas, she is struggling with 2 young children and trying to keep a little business running, a recently retired governor went into hospital on Wednesday thinking she had a gastric ulcer to be told she has inoperable cancer, I rang a friend today who is recovering from chemo, she's on her own as her OH is at the other end of the country with his mother who is dying. Her daughter has just given birth to her second grandchild but she can't visit. It really puts things into perspective. All of these things would have happened anyway but the current situation just makes it so very much harder. Keep well and keep safe!