Post by Lαrα on Oct 2, 2013 23:36:41 GMT -8
As the title says....my post has been prompted by the inevitable sale of another one of my horses..my lovely Ffion 
...after avoiding to advertise her for some time, i have finally done it.
I havent ridden at all post injury and as i have become much stronger i tried to get on her a few months ago..with the help of three people and it just wasnt possible.
It seems a cruel reality that the passion of my life...horses and riding was taken away by my SCI by kindly leaving me with little sensation in the 'saddle area' which for me is where i need to feel properly to enable me to be balanced in the saddle.
I learnt to ride at the age of 7 with my uncle who owned a riding school..i spent my days/evenings riding and mucking out, leading beginners and leading rides out and then went on to compete at a high level.
I taught riding for competition and ran a competitive stableyard where i managed the care and training of horses for clients...i woke, eat and breathed horses...babysat foals being born during the night and nursed sick horses around the clock then became actively involved in rescuing horses from severe cruelty cases.
My life changed dramatically as it does for everyone of us but it makes me upset when it affects people around me and my horses who were my life and now i barely go to see because its so hard not being able to be involved with them and have to watch others ride and handle them.....
Back to my sweet mare Ffion...this is the perfect horse...i only wish i could have managed to ride her and justify keeping her. I remember the day i went to buy her..we travelled 5 hours to see her because she was a type id been looking for, for a few years. She was a baby and very sweet...she turned out to be an amazing horse and i bred a lovely foal from her before starting to train her...here is a pic of her..shes the one on the left and her foal who is now 3 years old is stood to her right..theyr just resting in the field..Ciara (her baby) came up from her field to see her mom and stand by her....
If i reflect on everything..im very thankful and grateful for the years i enjoyed with my horses..it was a great and happy time with lots of wondeful memories so im not completely sad..i had an amazing time with my very passionate hobby!. 
Just reminiscing 
(please feel free to add your own stories)
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I know you were looking forward to riding again but it's not possible at the moment. You tried and failed but it doesn't mean you should give up. Keep up all the great exercise you're doing and once you become a bit stronger I think you'll be able to ride again 
