Hi… ahhh, sister Sarah here again because, well, I have another story for you 😁 Spent a little time watching El ride today and I was inspired to share this little snippet.
The day to day of riding can be anything from amazing to frustrating to five seconds later amazing. An immense amount of work in the best of circumstances and I'd venture to say across the boards, across disciplines. Add in daily curveballs and it's even more difficult!
Today, we were chuckling and teasing El because it was a hot day (for October) and she had on winter riding boots. And by winter, I mean, fleece coming out of the top and ill-fitting as she squawked over from atop a crest-line, "they're not even leather!"
Beautiful autumn leaves rustled gently in the sunshine as Ellie schooled horse after horse in what she calls her "Santa" boots. Both her normal pairs are broken (the second of which just broke this morning) and normal 'spares' (yes plural) have been ordered awaiting arrival since June. Yikes! Less than perfect - hot, ill-fitting and driving her nuts, she pushed on. We continued to laugh and so did she but I'm sure it wasn't the day she planned on.
Moral of the story: get really good at fielding curveballs and keep going. If you're an experienced horse person, you've been there. If you're just starting out, you'll get there. If you just enjoy watching - know that every time you see a pretty horse dance across a white bordered ring that that animal and it's rider have endured countless training sessions under ridiculous conditions and just, keep, going. Oh, and the next time something breaks, Santa up and laugh it off ;)
#thoughtoftheday
#makingthebestofit
#dontgiveup
The day to day of riding can be anything from amazing to frustrating to five seconds later amazing. An immense amount of work in the best of circumstances and I'd venture to say across the boards, across disciplines. Add in daily curveballs and it's even more difficult!
Today, we were chuckling and teasing El because it was a hot day (for October) and she had on winter riding boots. And by winter, I mean, fleece coming out of the top and ill-fitting as she squawked over from atop a crest-line, "they're not even leather!"
Beautiful autumn leaves rustled gently in the sunshine as Ellie schooled horse after horse in what she calls her "Santa" boots. Both her normal pairs are broken (the second of which just broke this morning) and normal 'spares' (yes plural) have been ordered awaiting arrival since June. Yikes! Less than perfect - hot, ill-fitting and driving her nuts, she pushed on. We continued to laugh and so did she but I'm sure it wasn't the day she planned on.
Moral of the story: get really good at fielding curveballs and keep going. If you're an experienced horse person, you've been there. If you're just starting out, you'll get there. If you just enjoy watching - know that every time you see a pretty horse dance across a white bordered ring that that animal and it's rider have endured countless training sessions under ridiculous conditions and just, keep, going. Oh, and the next time something breaks, Santa up and laugh it off ;)
#thoughtoftheday
#makingthebestofit
#dontgiveup