December 26, 2024

A year has passed since I started this blog. Full of hopeful dreams and aspirations, but also with disappointments and heartache. I have owned a horse or horses for 37 years. Looking back over the years brings many good and wonderful memories. Different highs and lows that have come with all the different equine jobs that I have done over the years. But there is always setbacks or disappointments that always come when you live a life trying to blend your equine passions with your JOB.

I have come to the conclusion that life is really not going to get any easier. This comes through honest reflection that my job, which funds my passion and joy, many times gets in the way of that said joy. Horses always come with a cost attached to them, some more than others. Unfortunately there is no way to check the price before you purchase them, “inherit” them, or just decide to be gifted with them. Taking care of horses means that you give them the best life possible so that you can reap the many rewards of owning a horse.

My current job at the moment as a General Manager is time consuming and stressful for the most part. I enjoy what I do and I love making the community happy, but I have discovered that I do not like to be around people as much as I like to be around my horses. I find my peace and sanity just cleaning the stalls in my barn or brushing my horses. I can talk to them about my day and they give me their whole attention and love just for my simple interaction with them. I can ride around the fields or take them for a trail ride to ease my stress and relax my thoughts. Or I can let them gallop into the sunset with the reins dropped, my arms extended wide and my eyes closed as my heartbeat paces with the pounding of the hooves…..