tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post6422275949492306753..comments2024-01-26T02:26:49.997-08:00Comments on Mountain Music: A Nice Ride, and Some Thoughts on FearEvenSonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032555334605790413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-21262524809912884752011-08-04T08:35:25.109-07:002011-08-04T08:35:25.109-07:00Gorgeous countryside. Sounds to me like Kate is ve...Gorgeous countryside. Sounds to me like Kate is very steady and reliable. She's so pretty too. But then I love paints, I think they are one of the smartest horses around. <br /><br />As for the fear, we all get it sometimes. I think it comes from knowing we can get hurt and we won't bounce back as quickly as we once did. I'm always concerned that if I do fall off I'll mangle my knee replacement and have to do it all over again. But then I remember that the reason I went through the surgery was so that I could ride again without pain. I try to keep myself to safer situations by riding mostly in arenas. We occasionally will go out for a mosey around the property, for my confidence building. Right now I'm working on getting into really good shape by dieting, exercising and stretching with a little weight lifting thrown in. I figure if I'm in pretty good shape for my age and try to be more agile I should be able to deal with any situation that comes up. Hopefully. I also think that being a horse-person I couldn't be happy without horses in my life, so when I'm unable to ride anymore they'll still be around me.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-90839740319215792462011-08-02T06:08:25.765-07:002011-08-02T06:08:25.765-07:00Hi EvenSong,
A "nagging feeling of fear"...Hi EvenSong,<br />A "nagging feeling of fear" is something that I have felt too. I called it "butterflies in my stomach" when I was a kid. I have no words of wisdom for you except that facing it and coming out just fine at the end feels pretty good. Maybe, changes are due when the fear takes up more energy than the fun? Whatever you decide, the post was thought-provoking and that has to be good:) Beautiful countryside too and the photo of Kate is gorgeous!Black Jack's Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436115876996209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-33652415013337532882011-08-01T08:37:04.530-07:002011-08-01T08:37:04.530-07:00I know that feeling of fear - not in regards to ri...I know that feeling of fear - not in regards to riding (though it is one of the things that prevents me from LEARNING to ride in my sixties!), but hiking. I used to be an avid backpacker/hiker, but since sustaining horrific injuries to my back/pelvis in a car crash, I'm very scared of falling. Even the slightest downward grade gives me huge butterflies.<br />Maybe that's why I sold my backpacking stuff and now live in a cabin on the beach (well, a small house near the beach!).Jean Bhttp://www.mylifewiththecritters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-70422309559062313042011-07-31T20:20:10.200-07:002011-07-31T20:20:10.200-07:00Hahaha, I have the same excuse for not walking my ...Hahaha, I have the same excuse for not walking my horse more. I say I bought a horse because I'm too lazy to walk! Back when I rode in cowboy boots I did say "these boots aren't made for walking." <br /><br />I have no idea why I get scared or not scared. I know that green Arab was on the verge of bucking, and I don't have a clue why I wasn't terrified of her. If I ever get any insights I'll let you know. :-/Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824875335060501671.post-80221174753418365822011-07-31T18:10:07.145-07:002011-07-31T18:10:07.145-07:00I find myself thinking about getting hurt sometime...I find myself thinking about getting hurt sometimes as well. Amazingly I used to gallop up to 5' fences and never give it a second thought. Now a 3' course looks big most of the time. Now that I ride so sporadically, and on two green horses, I find some fear issues coming up more frequently. I don't know if riding more regularly would quell these issues or not. <br /><br />I have so little time to ride these days I've flirted with the idea of selling my two non-retired horses. They are both young and fancy and I'm just killing their value having them stand around in the pasture (although they quite happy with the arrangement!). But then I wonder if I would even feel like myself if I didnt' have a horse to ride - whether or not I actually rode it.Melissa-ParadigmFarmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274830693649851658noreply@blogger.com