Today's confession is that I didn't ride a single horse Saturday nor Sunday. Between chores and various social obligations I didn't have time to ride them all either day. And so I just opted out. I rarely ever do that. Especially not two days in a row. (I did ride Monday, our usual day off, to make up for one of the days at least.) But you know what? The horses are fine. A couple of vacation days didn't hurt anyone.
I've always been apart of programs that rides six days a week. And it feels like some sort of failure when that doesn't happen. But honestly? On occasion, it's not the end of the world for the horses to have some time off. After being in a less than ideal program the past many winters (the most recent winter excluded), I had gotten it drilled into me that not riding six days a week meant I was lazy. That I wasn't dedicated. That the horses would be unfit and unruly. But none of that is true. Sometimes life happens and we need to partake in it. And if you're truly in a successful horse management program a couple of days won't make or break your horse's fitness nor his/her temperament.
So in conclusion, the horses alright. And so am I.
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