Ride Beside Me

I've always wanted to be w/ someone, a man, that wanted to go riding w/ me. Someone that would either teach me more about riding or would want to be right along beside me learning about riding. My first husband, D, knew how to ride, was a good rider but wasn't interested in it any longer. Well, I didn't realize the uninterested part until much later. My second husband, S, wasn't a horse person at all. Deep down I knew that if he were to get a horse, the poor thing wouldn't learn a thing and he'd probably ruin it. So we never owned horses.

(that's all the marriages, btw...LOL)

Then I met, P. We've been together a bit over a year and I've finally found someone that loves the cattle as much as I do and is as interested, if not a little more, in horses. That was thrilling and scary. Now I had to really do what I've been dreaming of doing. Sometimes dreaming of doing something is much easier than actually getting out there and doing it.

I have referenced weight loss in previous entries but I had gotten to large. I've never been a thin person and I don't know if I ever will be. I've always had issues getting On a horse. My grandpa always blamed it on my weight. So, I always thought it was my fault. Something wrong w/ me. I didn't question it. He was always telling me that I needed a big horse because I was so fat. He always compared me to my Mom. She was very petite and thin. Me? LOL Not so much. I'm at least 2-3 inches taller than she was and was always carrying around a bit of extra weight.

So, now I have someone that wanted to ride. Ok. I knew I needed to loose some weight and made a vow that I would do that. I would loose weight and become a better rider. May, 2010.

I don't know that I am a better rider now, but I'm not worse. That has to count for something! I have lost 43 lbs and still loosing slowly. I still get scared but I think I have a few more tools to work with. I have taken some lessons. I've met new ppl.

And I have someone to ride beside me.