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Would it be weird that even though it's 1:15 in the morning, if I drove out to give Sonic a hug? I feel like I could cling to him for days on end right now.
He's on a two week vacation right now to rest his body after a hard summer and fall of taxing work, and before a had winter/spring of the same, getting in eventing shape (whoohoo for gallop sets!). But he's SO clearly bored. How do I explain to him that it's for his own good, and every athlete needs an offseason, even if it's only two weeks or so? He was prancing around when I went to visit him tonight, looking at me like, "MA! What are we gonna do?? I'm SO bored, do something about it!"
Well, I will. But try as I might, I don't know if he understood when I told him we are moving on Sunday morning, to a farm with a lovely indoor arena with fine sand footing, and a nice regulation dressage outdoor, and nice gallop fields? I don't want to work him on the shitty, rock hard bluestone at our current place. That's the main reason I gave him a vacation once Matt left.
My god, but I miss Matt. I talked to him yesterday. And I would never admit it to him, but I almost cried when I hung up. I miss him a lot, and I hope that Sonic and I don't get off track without him. But beyond that, I miss his funny sense of humor and his jokes, and even though he really got on my ass sometimes (okay, every listen), I miss every minute of our lessons. I can't wait until he comes back in April. He is stabled next to the O'Connor's! I hope when I go down to visit in Feb, I can catch up with him and see him show Hugo or King.
I want my horse right now. Really bad.
Also, Sonic's new HDR didn't fit. But Chronicle of the Horse forums to the rescue! My buddy on there has a Stubben she wants to sell, barely used, and will send it to me to try on Sonic, so YAY!
You know what? Four beers and a sandwich and a lot of reading and LJing later...my heart still hurts like hell. I wish I knew why this was happening. The beer only numbs it a little bit.
He's on a two week vacation right now to rest his body after a hard summer and fall of taxing work, and before a had winter/spring of the same, getting in eventing shape (whoohoo for gallop sets!). But he's SO clearly bored. How do I explain to him that it's for his own good, and every athlete needs an offseason, even if it's only two weeks or so? He was prancing around when I went to visit him tonight, looking at me like, "MA! What are we gonna do?? I'm SO bored, do something about it!"
Well, I will. But try as I might, I don't know if he understood when I told him we are moving on Sunday morning, to a farm with a lovely indoor arena with fine sand footing, and a nice regulation dressage outdoor, and nice gallop fields? I don't want to work him on the shitty, rock hard bluestone at our current place. That's the main reason I gave him a vacation once Matt left.
My god, but I miss Matt. I talked to him yesterday. And I would never admit it to him, but I almost cried when I hung up. I miss him a lot, and I hope that Sonic and I don't get off track without him. But beyond that, I miss his funny sense of humor and his jokes, and even though he really got on my ass sometimes (okay, every listen), I miss every minute of our lessons. I can't wait until he comes back in April. He is stabled next to the O'Connor's! I hope when I go down to visit in Feb, I can catch up with him and see him show Hugo or King.
I want my horse right now. Really bad.
Also, Sonic's new HDR didn't fit. But Chronicle of the Horse forums to the rescue! My buddy on there has a Stubben she wants to sell, barely used, and will send it to me to try on Sonic, so YAY!
You know what? Four beers and a sandwich and a lot of reading and LJing later...my heart still hurts like hell. I wish I knew why this was happening. The beer only numbs it a little bit.