My sweet horse for the evening, Comet.
As most of you
already knows I am a big horse fan and I have been missing horseback riding
ever since I stopped riding in 2006. I have been thinking about bringing horseback
riding back into my life for a while, but I have felt that the riding schools
are too expensive ( around 7000-9000 SEK (€900) for one semester) and I believe
I no longer have enough knowledge hiring a horse all by myself. But suddenly I
came to an end with the thoughts and decided to sign up at a riding school regardless
the price. On Monday I went for a trial lesson and to see onto what lever I
could start.
My commute
to the riding school, at Färingsö, is extremely long. It took me two hours to
get there from work… While I was walking along the dark road from the bus
station down to the stable, I was freezing and almost scared, I just wanted to
turn around and go home again. Arriving at the stable I just felt confused, I
had no clue what to do, what horse I would be riding or where I could get
changed. But then a kind and warm hearted woman arrived and helped me with
everything and when I finally found “my” horse for the evening and was standing
in his stall I felt my heart melting. This was what I had been longing for for all
these years.
The riding lesion
went well, it was lots of fun but exhausting. I don’t have the right muscles anymore
and already after 20 minutes of riding I thought my legs would fall off. More
than once I felt like slowing down my horse, take a break and just tell the
instructor I couldn’t make it but I didn’t.
Now, two
days later my legs, back, abbs and shoulders are still aching but I am glad.
Very glad. I have paid my semester fee and I am back in the riding world.
xoxo
That looks great xx
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