I had a lovely day out on Sunday with my friend, she overlooked my moaning and self indulgence and she helped straighten my head out a little. I've not been at my best the last 3 or 4 weeks, but I'm starting to feel a little stronger now.
Yesterday I rode Anky in the school, she was very good, we did our usual work at walk and I felt quite well balanced.
The only good thing about being tired is that I don't have the energy to be worried or frustrated by anything. This helped me today as I took Anky out on a hack. It felt like the right thing, I was really calm and I wanted to ride her out. She is the most jumpy horse I've ever ridden, so alert to everything, but despite this I felt safe today, she was trying to be a good girl, and actually she succeeded because we went halfway round my usual short ride with a few spooks and jumps but very willingly. When she's jumpy, she has a tendency to suck back at me, her head high, but at times today she stretched out into my hand and relaxed a little and it felt quite good.
My right side is still weak and I have no strength at all in my leg (I've discovered I can ride with my leg brace), but I was aware today how tuned-in my seat and body felt........
4 comments:
Sounds like you were tired in a way that made you more relaxed - and Anky seems to have been more relaxed as well - it's funny how that works sometimes, isn't it? That "tuned-in" feeling is marvelous as well.
I don't think you're being an ostrich Di, you know what the situation is and you'll be monitoring it even if it subconsciously.
Glad you had a lovely time with Anky, I think it's incredible how when we're tired we truly do less on horseback and it so often seems that less is more.
the opposite of trying too hard is always good...
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