Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!

I have saddle sores on my butt and my body aches like crazy, but it's great! It's pain, but it's good pain. It's not failing kidneys pain or stressed heart pain or any of that sort of thing. It's pain from doing something I love.

I rode Mizz out Saturday and Sunday on this 40 min (in horsey walk) route which takes you through trees and along the banks of the river Trent. Mizz has loved it, and I've been in my element! Silly beam all over my face! L walks out with us which has been good exercise for him, but also good for my confidence as I'm still physically quite weak. On the Saturday I was using both hands on the reins, but yesterday I was back to my old confidence, using one hand to hold the reins and the other on my leg. I was amazed at how I've just settled straight back into it. And Charisma has been a real angel. I am so blessed to have her.

So this afternoon hopefully it'll be another ride out. I've told my body if it gives me a ride today I'll let it recover and rest tomorrow! She gets her front shoes tomorrow. Then I'm planning on a lesson hack on Wednesday. Need to get the bus there on Wednesday though, so must rest rest rest tomorrow.

I'll get L to take some more pictures and post them later. I felt really fat last night and still stressy about it this morning, so I'm trying to submerge myself in my horse and let that cary me through.