Getting Back Into It

I like to ride ponies, and a lot of my friends do too. I used to work with them, go out to mine twice a day to look after him, and ride almost every day. Then my old pony was retired, and I got a new one. The new boy's a nice chap, but he's just young and dumb - and due to my total pussiness I don't even ride him anymore. To be honest though, I gave it over a years worth of a go before giving up and resigning myself to the ground.

I've gotten on and ridden a couple of peoples horses since I stopped riding, but only really as a plod along. I haven't really tried to ride properly in about 4 months; the only exception being when I go and work out at my trainers and he puts me on his schoolmaster - a beautiful classically trained Spanish horse who does everything that's asked of him... even if it is by an out of practice teenager.

The other day a really good friend of mine offered to let me ride her little brothers horse. Lets just call this pony 'D'. D is a total schoolmaster at 19, and having been pretty much everywhere and done pretty much everything - even I felt fairly safe and secure. I mean... if her little brother whose a totally novice 7 year old can ride D unnassisted, so can I. And to the total suprise of myself, I actually could. After a little bit of walking and trotting yesterday, I even got her flexing and stretching properly today. I even cantered. And I feel so alive, like the part of me that I've been missing without even realising it has come back and shuffled it's way in.

Even the summer rain can't dampen how I feel. Which is kind of like a billion helium balloons are tied to my ass and I'm fucking floating on air. Except only like 10cm, because any higher and I'd start screaming for my life due to being too high up.

Anywho, the point of this post is to tell you not to give up on anything you love. Even if it's actually gone, remember it. But if it's not, go the fuck back and get into it. Because if it makes you feel like smiling, or laughing, or takes your mind off whatever else is not so good; it's worth it. Because I want you all to fly!

:)