Ever get the idea that some cosmic force is just screwing with you?
For the last few weeks I have watched the clouds roll in and the temps drop as I drive from a part time job to the barn. So when the owner at my job asked me if I could come in earlier I was glad to agree. Now I could get to the barn before the bad weather hit every day.
So today I am at the barn 2 hours earlier than usual. It is cold, cloudy and a little windy. Nina is full of herself so I decide to lunge her before riding. By the time she quit spooking and bucking she was sweaty and I was frozen (except for my feet in their yummy new winter boots) with numb fingers. I threw a cooler over Nina and walked her until she was ready to blanket and feed. Now I am thoroughly cold. BUT..... by the time I feed her, lock my stuff up, get in the car and pull out of the driveway.... the wind stops and the sun comes out. I look at my watch, it's just about the time I would have been getting to the barn before my schedule change. ha ha, very funny.
So. I have a copy of Conditioning the Performance Horse by Hilary Clayton and I think I will just read about conditioning and quit trying to actually do it while on a horse.
This looks like a great book, I'm starting it tonight.
For the last few weeks I have watched the clouds roll in and the temps drop as I drive from a part time job to the barn. So when the owner at my job asked me if I could come in earlier I was glad to agree. Now I could get to the barn before the bad weather hit every day.
So today I am at the barn 2 hours earlier than usual. It is cold, cloudy and a little windy. Nina is full of herself so I decide to lunge her before riding. By the time she quit spooking and bucking she was sweaty and I was frozen (except for my feet in their yummy new winter boots) with numb fingers. I threw a cooler over Nina and walked her until she was ready to blanket and feed. Now I am thoroughly cold. BUT..... by the time I feed her, lock my stuff up, get in the car and pull out of the driveway.... the wind stops and the sun comes out. I look at my watch, it's just about the time I would have been getting to the barn before my schedule change. ha ha, very funny.
So. I have a copy of Conditioning the Performance Horse by Hilary Clayton and I think I will just read about conditioning and quit trying to actually do it while on a horse.
This looks like a great book, I'm starting it tonight.
Murphy's Law, right?
ReplyDeleteHope it's an informative book. :)