Back to Business as Usual

 

Well, sort of. Gradually my life is getting back to normal. In fact, I even rode my horse yesterday. It was a beautiful Indian Summer day, which can only be appreciated in the high mountains of Colorado after two feet of snow in October. The arena was perfect after the snow melt soaked the footing and then it was fluffed up to a perfect consistency by Rich—like brand new carpet. I love riding in freshly groomed arenas—it’s quite enlightening when you analyze your tracks and try to ride perfect lines.

I have only ridden my horse a few times in the past 10 weeks (when I was at the clinic at C Lazy U) but he was really good. Rich was riding his horse, Diggs, for the first time in about eight weeks; he’s been laid off after having some joint soreness. It’s great to have horses that you can saddle up after a long lay-off and not miss a lick. Temperament, training and a lot of wet saddle blankets account for that.

Dually was not super “in-tune”, at least not the same kind of tune that would come with regular riding. But he did everything I asked him and tried hard, so what more could I ask? It was great to be back in the saddle and we had good fun.

I have been able to spend more time in the office over the past few days, getting some writing done and getting organized. We’re working hard to finalize my clinic tour for next year—the dates and locales are set and most of the details are finalized.  The schedule is set on the website and lots of people are taking advantage of our early bird specials and getting big discounts for both riders and spectator tickets.

Hunter continues to get stronger every day and we are certain of a full recovery; now it’s just a matter of time. He requires less and less care from me, but is always happy for me to fix him something to eat—at least six times a day. Moms love doing that.

Enjoy the ride!

Julie