Sorry Ive been busy lately, working on accounting projects to finish up (it is my last year...) and stuff. Havn't been riding (back to the accounting project thing!) And Im feeling the lack. Im also looking for a job to work at when Im done school. Which is killing me. All I want to do is fix horse problems and clean stalls :( And everything hurts.... sucky week all around....
Oh I did see the Thyroid dr. Everything is good, the lump is still there but less inflamed and my thyroid is working nomaly now. Im off the Synthroid. So things are looking up in that area. She still wants to run blood tests every two months but I should be ok.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Long week
Well I did the clinic. I only rode the 2 lessons the first day and one each the next two days. Yes I wimped out, but I just couldnt keep going. My muscles were trying so hard to keep balanced that I just couldnt be effective. How the hell am I going to show?? If I've only got about 70 min of good riding time per day.... thats one warm up and one good class. My friend has said that she'll help however she can but its not the same as having your own butt in the saddle. And she has her own horses that she'll be trying to show.
The 2yo should be ok. She lunges/warms up in 15-20 min last year and was in "show mode". More than likely she'll also only be in walk trot classes with one other horse. Allows me to work on 2 gaits, and shes very used to showing in all of the rings.
The pally on the other hand should be intresting. Hopefully she's as quitet on the show grounds as she is at home. Im going to start riding her this week, after shes been off sence November so it should be intresting.
Oh and the owners of the 2yo started her this week....grrrrrrrrr..... I mean we talked about it they agreed to let me work her once I got school done, and truthfully if you had a 'trainer' (even if she is a Hasbeen) that worked/workes with some of the top QH trainers around, that was going to take your horse for free and train it, wouldnt you wait?? Fuck she was an idiot at her first show in lungline and I managed to fix her, and all we heard was "wow, didnt know it was the same horse"...... and they caused all the problems. Friend says I should just buy her, but untill I get a job, that doesnt work, and even then how much will she cost now with all of the points I put on her?
Rough week for horse related accidents as well. First a lady falls of her horse and breaks her spine, and they dont know how that is going to turn out..... 50/50 she'll walk again. And a young teenager felll of another horse and died on the way to the hospital. Makes you wonder why we do this... or more importantly why I'm doing it.......................................................................
The 2yo should be ok. She lunges/warms up in 15-20 min last year and was in "show mode". More than likely she'll also only be in walk trot classes with one other horse. Allows me to work on 2 gaits, and shes very used to showing in all of the rings.
The pally on the other hand should be intresting. Hopefully she's as quitet on the show grounds as she is at home. Im going to start riding her this week, after shes been off sence November so it should be intresting.
Oh and the owners of the 2yo started her this week....grrrrrrrrr..... I mean we talked about it they agreed to let me work her once I got school done, and truthfully if you had a 'trainer' (even if she is a Hasbeen) that worked/workes with some of the top QH trainers around, that was going to take your horse for free and train it, wouldnt you wait?? Fuck she was an idiot at her first show in lungline and I managed to fix her, and all we heard was "wow, didnt know it was the same horse"...... and they caused all the problems. Friend says I should just buy her, but untill I get a job, that doesnt work, and even then how much will she cost now with all of the points I put on her?
Rough week for horse related accidents as well. First a lady falls of her horse and breaks her spine, and they dont know how that is going to turn out..... 50/50 she'll walk again. And a young teenager felll of another horse and died on the way to the hospital. Makes you wonder why we do this... or more importantly why I'm doing it.......................................................................
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Well...
We had the talk.... And it didnt go so bad... other than the fact that I almost cried.... GRRRR not that I wanted to but I was emotional about riding again and how I have limits but I still want to be pushed, just when I say no I mean it! Anyways he understood about the block but said that I need to push myself, and not just go with the flow all the time. Which is fine thats why Im taking lessons. Anyways I felt bad that I almost cried (but he must be used to some crying I mean all of his students/clients are girls!) But better after we had the talk. I had been dreading my riding time.
Had a good ride. Got to ride an older mare that had some babys and now is getting put back into work. She had a real attitude when horses passed her and Im not very good with planning ahead! So we had a couple of near misses but by the end we had a good connection and I was able to fix her when I needed to (not that she shouldnt be able to just go around perfect all the time but she delt with me lol....)
Had a good ride. Got to ride an older mare that had some babys and now is getting put back into work. She had a real attitude when horses passed her and Im not very good with planning ahead! So we had a couple of near misses but by the end we had a good connection and I was able to fix her when I needed to (not that she shouldnt be able to just go around perfect all the time but she delt with me lol....)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
How to say no
I got to ride the 'former' stud tonight he was nice but Im still having problems finding the "spot" on his horses. Found it closer to the end but its hard being on different horses every time and only going once a week.
So hes asked me to step up the game, stop using the stool to get on ect. But how much can I do... Im in alot of pain tonight and I wasnt good enough... I know I need to talk to him at some point... he wants me to be better, but this is BETTER! fuck I can walk and ride :) hell of alot better than this time last year when i spent all my lesson time walking because troting and cantering/loping hurt too much.
So hes asked me to step up the game, stop using the stool to get on ect. But how much can I do... Im in alot of pain tonight and I wasnt good enough... I know I need to talk to him at some point... he wants me to be better, but this is BETTER! fuck I can walk and ride :) hell of alot better than this time last year when i spent all my lesson time walking because troting and cantering/loping hurt too much.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Sick
I haven't been posting much lately because of allot of things.
1) I was in allot of pain last week. Then when I started to feel better I had a bunch of homework to catch up on. (when my RA is bad I cant type and find it really hard to write so things get prioritised)
2) I went in for my thyroid scan on Friday. No word on how it went. Still more waiting.
3) I am now really sick from a nasty cold. It was kinda kicking around on Wednesday night but I think the visit to the hospital for my scan (with all of the lovely bugs floating around that place!) kicked it into high gear. I have a DR. appointment for next week (I'll need antibiotics :( for a lung infection by then)
4) My dad's side of the family has polisistic kidney disease (I know I got a great set of genes in my family!!!) anyways my aunt has kidney failure and is getting dialysis several times a week. Dad has started the process to donate his kidney to her. But wants me and my brother to get kidney ultra sounds just to 'make sure' before he does it.
Technically we (meaning me and my brother) shouldn't have it. My family was part of a study looking at the genetics and how this disease is passed on. Fortunately or unfortunatly in our family it is more prevalent in the female side. (ie: my grandmother got it from her mother, although several siblings of her have it, it originated in the female line) My aunt is the only one that has it out of 3 children. Unfortunately she also passed it onto all of her 3 kids. Because Dad doesn't have it (I remember him going for tests when I was really little) we technically cannot have it because it skipped him. (also never known to skip a generation).
One of my biggest disappointments of the RA was knowing that I could now never donate to one of my cusions if they ever needed it.
1) I was in allot of pain last week. Then when I started to feel better I had a bunch of homework to catch up on. (when my RA is bad I cant type and find it really hard to write so things get prioritised)
2) I went in for my thyroid scan on Friday. No word on how it went. Still more waiting.
3) I am now really sick from a nasty cold. It was kinda kicking around on Wednesday night but I think the visit to the hospital for my scan (with all of the lovely bugs floating around that place!) kicked it into high gear. I have a DR. appointment for next week (I'll need antibiotics :( for a lung infection by then)
4) My dad's side of the family has polisistic kidney disease (I know I got a great set of genes in my family!!!) anyways my aunt has kidney failure and is getting dialysis several times a week. Dad has started the process to donate his kidney to her. But wants me and my brother to get kidney ultra sounds just to 'make sure' before he does it.
Technically we (meaning me and my brother) shouldn't have it. My family was part of a study looking at the genetics and how this disease is passed on. Fortunately or unfortunatly in our family it is more prevalent in the female side. (ie: my grandmother got it from her mother, although several siblings of her have it, it originated in the female line) My aunt is the only one that has it out of 3 children. Unfortunately she also passed it onto all of her 3 kids. Because Dad doesn't have it (I remember him going for tests when I was really little) we technically cannot have it because it skipped him. (also never known to skip a generation).
One of my biggest disappointments of the RA was knowing that I could now never donate to one of my cusions if they ever needed it.
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