Back to school... again?

Thank you everyone for your comments on my last post, its really given me a lot to think about.  Would I be happy on a push button western pleasure horse?  Or should I be waiting until I can afford to show at the level where I can get some serious competition?

Although its something that I've been thinking about for a while, now that I've been helping my Mom more and more with her Masters in Education I'm starting to think that maybe its something I give a try.  There is an extremely good (recommended by my Aunt who is an Accounting Professor) distance program out west that will except my credits in full from the NSCC, and I could enter 3rd year of my BComm after one prerequisite Law course.

Now that I'm not planing on showing, I have lots of time this summer to study and work on something hopefully this will provide some direction in my life.  There is also the fact that finishing my degree will make it easier to find work even as my health deteriorates. I have been talking to my boss about it at work (continueing my education that is) and I'm crossing my fingers that at some point work might even help out with the costs, but until then Mom and Dad have offered to foot the bill (with some of Lucas' sale contributing as well once that happens).

So I have an email into the admin staff on a few questions about timlines, deadlines, and money, but they say that you can begin most programs at the first of the month, so I hope to begin in July.  At first I'm just going to take the Law course first and see how that works, and build on that!

On the mend

So Lucas is much better today! I packed his foot last night and the BO took what was left of it off this morning. Although his hoof is still slightly warmer than the other there is a big improvement. And the general heat in his leg and gone down significantly and reduced to just a bit around his fetlock. Hes also sound at the walk now and at the trot in straight lines (just during our walk in the indoor) Hes still a bit hesitant about that first step, but is no longer bobbing his head at the trot.

We had a good 15 min walk which he seemed to enjoy, and talked to the barn owners as they picked rocks out of the new footing, and got rid of an old hornets nest. (it was -10 today so a good day to do it!) I gave him a few minutes to roll if he wanted to, and he came over and snugged with me and nuzzled my entire face. Its been a rough couple of weeks. My parents are helping me get rid of my student loan and credit card debit, so its been tough trying to work out a budget that will work while still keeping Lucas. I've only ever owned 2 horses, Lucas and Bart. I had to sell Bart when I went to university for the first time so having to think about selling Lucas to pay for the second round is killing me. Bart ended up in a good forever home but its still something that I want to avoid at all cost of doing to Lucas.

So it was nice for him to give me some 'kisses' while I contemplated our future. Its the next two months that will be hard.