Therapy for my Soul

For some reason life flies by and we often take for granted the little things in life. I have to say this is the case for most things in my life except for my girls (both big and little). No matter what kind of day I am having or what other issues I am having, they seem to fall to the wayside as soon as I see my girls. After being on the fence on whether I made the right move for me I have decided to make the best of every situation. Everything can't be perfect all the time and we have to roll with the punches and realize there is good in everything and attitude is what drives alot.

I rode Lily on Saturday in the field and she was great. A little slow to start off with but after jumping a couple tiny jumps I found the gas pedal and we toodled around an outside field up and down hills through lush green grass. When I was done with her I grabbed Picks and lunged her in the same field while Lily munched happily on the grass. Well that didn't make the pony happy at all. I swear I got more of a workout chasing her around and yelling at her not to eat grass.  After 20  minutes of running around (me not Picks) I decided to call it quits and let her graze for a while. As I sat there I enjoyed the warm sun on my back and the fact that I was content just to be. Happy to sit and have the company of my horses and a beautiful day with wonderful weather.

Sunday was very unproductive as it was apparent our hill exercises had worn the girls out. I mean couldn't trot in a circle the entire way around. I did ground work with each for MAYBE 10 minutes, stuffed cookies in their face and set them free :) I took Ramona, Daphne and Stuart around the property two times and then sat in the arena and had the same moment with my pups as I did with the big girls the day before. It got me thinking about how I can have no worries or problems with my 4 legged kids but seem to have so many with people. Why can't i enjoy people as much as my animals. Maybe it is because I have no expectations from them and all I ask for is love and companionship. They don't disappointment me by not paying bills, or taking out the trash. Every time I see them it just washes every stress out of my life....

After not being about to go out Monday because I had doggy duty I was pretty stoked to get to the barn with daylight. I slapped some tack on Lily and toodled in the pasture again. We worked on tuning some steering issues that I have let get away from us and had a really good ride.It was pretty muggy out so I hosed her off and my barn friends had arrived to ride their ponies. For some reason I have become anti saddle on Pickles. Not sure why but it takes me back to riding as a kid and just toodling around. The other girls worked on stuff and me and my pony trotted and cantered around a dark field dodging goats, dogs and trees :) It was a blast! So the little things are good for my soul or maybe I should say four legged things are good for my soul <3

Is it Friday yet?

So I am happy to say that the girls have settled in nicely after a wreck of a first weekend at the new barn. Everyone seems to know their role in the herd and both girls are trying to make friends with the others. I had Open enrollment at work all last week and put in 12 hour days for most of the week so I finally get out there Friday night to spend some time with the girls and just see that they are okay. Josh had picked up some beet pulp for Picks and had cleaned stalls and made the barn fabulous :) I tuck the kids in bed knowing that I would get to spend some time with them over the weekend.

Satuday morning I am  up early to go play with the ponies and do chorse. I get everyone out and stalls cleaned and toodles with the little girls for a bit. I wait until later in the afternoon to lunge and ride as it has been wet and the arena was squishy. I lunged Lily for abut 20 minutes and then hopped on Pickles to take a stroll around the property. I was tempted to try and trail ride but the girls are still kind of attached at the hip so  I decided not. Tucked the ponies in and went home!

Sunday was a lost cause....I went out to feed and Penelope the goat had pooped everywhere! I dont even know how she produced that much poop! I should have done something productive but I seriously just sat and watched the ponies eat and was perfectly happy with that. I like that there are people at the barn but I also love the quiet mornings where i can sit and watch them munch on hay and watch the little girls run around :) I am finding it is the simple things in life that make me happy!

So hopefully today I will get out of here at 4 and get to the barn in time to ride! I would love to take Lily to the Ark for the CHSC show and toodle. We will see how the week of riding goes :)