The Repurposed Horse

Hello, hello, hello. I apologize for my lack of writing lately - I normally have time to update my blog while at work, but work has been quite busy lately and I also have a pretty intense accelerated online class going on right now, so I haven't had much time to devote to blogging. but I have had time for shopping... Two Saturdays ago, Leah mentioned that she was on her way back from a nearby photography gig as I happened to be on my way to the barn - which was conveniently located on her way home.  I had borrowed her Majyk Equipe DSB's, and she hadn't met Spring yet, so naturally an impromptu blogger meet-up was a must!  I got super lucky because Leah had her fancy-pants camera with her and took a bunch of awesome pictures (some of which you may have already seen if you follow me on Instagram).  must. work on. pointy toes.  Spring brought her A-game, and we had one of our best flatwork rides to date - something that almost never happens when cameras...

I have definitely been neglecting this blog lately - life has been pretty crazy, as has work, and I haven't had much time.  Fortunately, this does not correlate with pony time - I finally was feeling up to riding this past week! best view <3 On Sunday of last week, I went out to the barn to flat Spring/test out my arm.  I was a bit nervous as I hadn't ridden anything in about 3 weeks at that point (and had only been riding for about 2 weeks before my accident), but Spring was exceptionally well-behaved.  We had a lovely ride - I spent it getting my "sea legs" back, so to speak.  My friend M has done a fantastic job keeping her in shape - I definitely noticed how much stronger she felt, and how much easier it was for her to do things like pick up the correct lead without running into it.  By the end of our ride, my arm was a hair sore, but I couldn't wait to get back in the saddle.  I texted Trainer as soon as I was done to see if the 5:15 Monday le...