Happy Anniversary!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

It’s been a month - 4 weeks exactly - since the girls came home. Amazing. They have settled in so well. Time to start the next phase of our training. I think I’ll start with lunging. They are as ready as they can be. Guess I get to buy some new tack! LOL I can’t believe it’s been a month. And I can’t believe I’m talking about lunging already. OK, OK, it’s not like they just got here, but it seems so quick. Hell, I can be riding in no time! Lunging first, then long lining, then breaking. Easy to imagine being on them within six months. Did I just say that? I can’t even tell y’all how excited I am about riding them. Haven’t felt this way in forever. Hell, I can’t remember when. Riding Classy was a thrill, but it was always a struggle to overcome the fear. I didn’t have that fire - the passion - that I used to have. But…I think I feel it again now. A tiny flicker, but it’s there. That overwhelming desire to just jump on. And yes, I have that feeling with both mares. Odd. Really really odd. Most of you know what I’ve been thru, or have at least heard stories. I never thought I’d feel this way again. And I was ok with it. I honestly was. I knew I had lost my edge. And I knew I couldn’t be the rider I used to be without that edge. So, I was content to not ride. I still liked horses, but didn’t need to have one of my own. Then I saw Adiva, and the rest is history. And with the girls has come that feeling. The need to ride. The all encompassing desire. I truly eat, sleep, and breathe horses. I forgot how much I needed this. How much it was a part of me.

This is just the first chapter of the next part of my life. And I am so lucky to have Adiva and Anni to thank for all of it!