Back in the Saddle Again!

It's been weeks since I've been able to ride. So long in fact, I can't even remember when the last time was that I rode an Arabian horse or any other kind of horse for that matter. After this long, even I'm not fussy about the breed, as long as it's a horse and broke, just get me back in the saddle!

I do remember what happened the last time I rode but only because I got hurt. I stepped onto a stool I was substituting for a mounting block. That was a big mistake. Never substitute light weight objects meant to sit on level surfaces for mounting blocks. Mounting blocks are designed to deal with arena footing irregularities, mmiscellaneous objects such as wicker stools are not. That stool flipped over and dumped me right on top of it banging my already injured leg into the protruding stool leg. A major OUCH!!!

My leg swelled back up again just as badly as it had when I was massacred by Reflection I had difficulty getting my pant leg off because of the amount of swelling. And of course, the bruising was intensified with the re-injury. Actually to this day, I still have bruising and swelling on that leg.

But that fall off of the bucking wicker stool isn't why I haven't been riding. I got the mother of all colds this year and she just plain has NOT let me go. While I moved through the first part of her symptoms, the sore throat and running nose pretty darn fast, the cough has hung onto me like we are soul mates or something.

Geez, I can't remember when I've had a cough like this. It has been a hacking up a lung until your eardrums blow out and your head wants to burst kind of cough. And it has had me firmly in its grasp for over a month now. As a result I have been having major withdrawal from my Arabian horse addicition.

I've tried a couple of times to go back to the barn when the cough has lessened some, only to cough my head off within minutes of stepping into the barn. I don't know if the cough has triggered my asthma symptoms or what the deal is. All I know for sure is it's impossible to ride coughing non-stop, seeing stars along with a pounding headache.

So I have had to resign myself to staying at home and taking care of myself. Perish the thought! This is just something I'm not prone to do. For me, the horses are taking care of myself. Not being able to spend time with them every day has been nothing short of the pits!! I've felt like a punished child placed on restrictions for something I didn't do!

Well, today, I just couldn't take it any longer. The cough is NOT gone but it has diminished a bunch, I haven't had a headache from coughing in at least a day or two, so I decided it was time to make a quick trip to the barn for a ride.

Nothing potentially dangerous, like riding those young horses, a nice safe ride on a broke horse. I could try out my new Ariat Glacier Lace riding boots I got for Christmas and get a quick fix for my Arabian horse addicition. AND I could check up on how Rachel is doing caring for these horses of mine.

To be continued............

Back in the Saddle - Part 2

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