A New Journey

It has been awhile since I've visited this blog of mine. I forgot about it for awhile and then went to create another blog. I used the same email for this one and TaDa, I'm back where I started. Pretty good deal.

So....there is a new journey I am on. Horses. I suppose it's unfair to say that it's a *new* journey but one I plan to stay on for quite some time. mmm, Some background would probably be helpful.

I had quite a few horses as I was growing up. I was raised by my grandparents and oft times they didn't feel well. So that meant I was left to my own devices for entertainment. Grandpa would purchase a horse or pony for me and then granny would convince me that I couldn't ride it and would only get hurt.

Yeah, enter in the fear of riding horses. So, now I'm 37 and trying to get over this fear. I don't fear them on the ground. I like handling them, feeding and caring for them but when on their back, I am scared almost speechless. I am convinced that it is my stressing that is sending the wrong signals to the horses and I need some more guidance.

Last fall my bf and I started taking horseback riding lessons. I felt really comfortable there and i learned quite a lot. I am, however, still scared when on the back of my own horse, Dusty. I will add a pic of him soon. I purchased Sunny, whom you can see here on the side of the blog, last year. She is a bit tall for me to get on and off comfortably so I decided to go w/ a smaller horse. Dusty is right at 14 hands. Each hand is about 4 inches.

So, at my bf's suggestion, this will be a chronicle of my learning experience of becoming comfortable horseback. I'm determined to get over my fear and I shall. It will just take some time...and might be an interesting ride.