Horses help you trim down

Well yesterday was a down day for me, suffering from depression I do not know how each day will pan out.

I checked on Rocky as soon as I got to Kellyville, he was happily sunning himself and had had his breakfast early so fine if I wanted to ride, I thought I might ride, so got out all the gear ready for the day.

I took off his rug, which he is needing right now it is cool. Brushed him really well which he enjoyed and picked his feet out and popped some oil on his feet, still has that chip on the back near side, but I am watching it and think it will be easily filed out when the farrier comes.

I phaffed around a bit more but when I started to think about riding I talked myself out of it.

Dad was having some trees trimmed around the house, cottage and shed, chainsaws going and general noise happening. Rocky was fine but I decided to go up and help haul off some of the big stuff in the ute, to the dumping ground in the bottom paddock. Dad is 80 and had fallen over the dog that morning cracking his head and shoulder hard on a table so I really did not want him over doing it. Dad commented that if I helped out I could possibly loose another 4 kilo's (my weight loss to date), well if promises were horses.......ha, no I don't think another 4 kilo's were lost but at least I was not sitting on a couch stuffing chocolate down my throat.

By the time this was over it was late afternoon, time to rerug and feed Rocky, so the ride did not happen and I was really feeling like a total failure, despite the good days work I had put in around the property I felt as if I had let myself get out of riding and was wondering at my own confidence around Rocky.

Will let you know.

Well tomorrow is another day and I will try not to be so hard on myself, I do have Michelle coming on Thursday for a lesson and I will have to get on the boy and ride him, he has had several weeks off since my fall from him and I hope that I can overcome my hesitation and go back to being enthusiastic with the riding as I was before.

Purchasing Rocky has changed my life in so many positive ways, I have had to get out and about and do things, walking, fencing, riding, feeding, watering, and clearing paddocks, picking up poo, has all contributed to the weight loss. So for this my Rocky boy, you are a life saver, thankyou.