So. Its been a busy few weeks, and blogging has fallen to the wayside. Last week (first full week of March) I didn't get a chance to ride, and this week is also shaping up to be busy. This break wasn't particularly planned, and while Bailey was great when I got on her over the weekend, I was a bit nervous. Ya see, I fell off Bailey for the first time the weekend before. "For the first time" as in I legitimately had never fallen off of her in the 4 years we've been together. It's been close, but this is the first time I realized I needed to stop fighting and let go.
Letting the horse sit for a week after such a feat didn't feel good, even though I did make sure she put in some decent work before I quit on Saturday (read: lunging until she stopped volunteering speed and was tired, and then ridden. Again.). Getting on her the next Saturday (last Saturday) I was a bit nervous but she was surprisingly good. Weirdo. She will definitely be continuing her lunging routine pre-ride until I can ride her more consistently, but for now, the chance to burn off some energy pre-ride is making for a very rideable horse.
Beside's Bailey's temporary insanity... we (as in hubby and I) have also gone insane. It all started when a farm I've seen for sale several times (but never sold) popped up on the market again. And I sent it to hubby. And we realized we could afford it. That we could afford the eventual dream, like... now. So lots of things happened all at once (financing, finding a realtor, scheduling a showing, cleaning our house to put on the market... etc) and we went to go look at this house.
And then when our realtor called to put in an offer, the owner said she had a full price cash offer that very afternoon.
UGH.
So we kept looking. We kept thinking. Once you get a taste of insanity, see, it doesn't quiet back down amiably or well. And then we found another place. And it ticks all of the boxes of our wish list except one (albeit a big one - the indoor arena). And we started the hubub all over again... except that our offer got accepted.
And now, between prepping our house to go on the market, I am finding 10,000 things to worry about. I have 99 anxieties and I am hardly able to get to the barn to ride... so. Here's a relatively un horsey status update about the state of insanity in #feralredhorse land.
Send help!
Letting the horse sit for a week after such a feat didn't feel good, even though I did make sure she put in some decent work before I quit on Saturday (read: lunging until she stopped volunteering speed and was tired, and then ridden. Again.). Getting on her the next Saturday (last Saturday) I was a bit nervous but she was surprisingly good. Weirdo. She will definitely be continuing her lunging routine pre-ride until I can ride her more consistently, but for now, the chance to burn off some energy pre-ride is making for a very rideable horse.
Beside's Bailey's temporary insanity... we (as in hubby and I) have also gone insane. It all started when a farm I've seen for sale several times (but never sold) popped up on the market again. And I sent it to hubby. And we realized we could afford it. That we could afford the eventual dream, like... now. So lots of things happened all at once (financing, finding a realtor, scheduling a showing, cleaning our house to put on the market... etc) and we went to go look at this house.
And then when our realtor called to put in an offer, the owner said she had a full price cash offer that very afternoon.
UGH.
So we kept looking. We kept thinking. Once you get a taste of insanity, see, it doesn't quiet back down amiably or well. And then we found another place. And it ticks all of the boxes of our wish list except one (albeit a big one - the indoor arena). And we started the hubub all over again... except that our offer got accepted.
And now, between prepping our house to go on the market, I am finding 10,000 things to worry about. I have 99 anxieties and I am hardly able to get to the barn to ride... so. Here's a relatively un horsey status update about the state of insanity in #feralredhorse land.
Send help!
Aw bummer about the fall but very exciting about the house!!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting!! Good luck with everything!
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