I got another job fairly quickly. I will be teaching a kindergarten/first grade combo class starting in August.
Sheilah
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I bought a horse like this that I shouldn’t have and had the same explosive first ride at home- I was launched twice trying to ride him the first time at home. He was fine when I tried him out but ended up being a ball of stress and anxiety for me.
I shouldn’t have waited the year and a half and multiple falls to part ways with him, but I did. He always gave me hope- like going to big shows at the state fairgrounds with a car race going on and never taking a wrong step. Or showing at a ring directly in front of a tornado siren that they tested when he was being ridden. He was an angel. But then at home with just me, our barn is quiet, and he could hear a pebble fall and bolt & do a 180. I fell quite often. Yeah, my back couldn’t take it nor could my psyche. He was lovely to ride and everything I thought I wanted. But he really wasn’t what I needed.
So I keep on gluing together my 20 yr old lol (not really- just regular Adequan, Equioxx and Noltrex for his stifles) and I keep riding him. I am hesitant to look again after this experience too. It’s hard when your heart and mind want something your body can’t quite handle.
I am glad you’re healing up and that you found a new job. Sometimes/usually the crummy situations in life lead to something better. That’s called hope so hang onto it!
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