4 Month Anniversary

I kept Sadie Friday afternoon because school was closed.  

She went with me to go feed Draper.  She wanted to ride Otoelene but I said it was to cold.  She argued the point.  My next excuse was that I couldn’t lift her up to get on.  She said she could get on by herself.  I said not this time but when the weather was better she could ride.  But how could I put her up on a horse I wasn’t riding.  

She was also able to get this close to Hugo before he took off.  I thought that was pretty good for Hugo.

Anyway, today the horseshoer came to reset Otoelene’s shoes.  I worked with her a bit and thought,”surely I can ride that little western pleasure jog just here in the barn.

So, four months after being thrown, breaking my back, and having two rods put in, I got back on.  Granted, it was only for ten minutes but I did it.  

She acted fine, only having one episode of  being startled and scooting forward fast when Hugo came cantering up to the door.   Ten minutes of walking and jogging was plenty for my first day back.  And I won’t lie, I was shaking a little after I got off.  The mental healing might take longer than the physical part. But at least I have made a start.