Sometimes accidents happen even when we are with horses whole-heartedly, and sometimes this takes the heart we have for horses right out of us. However, at some point, we must make the decision to be with horses or to be without them. In or out. It’s a decision we will be required to make again and again if we choose to keep spending our life in their hay-munching company.
This is a quote from the book, Continuing the Ride - Rebuilding Confidence from the Ground Up, by Crissi McDonald.
The wonderful book, Continuing the Ride, documents Crissi McDonald’s relationship with her horse Bree leading up to the accident that injured Crissi.
Crissi is the wife of clinician and author Mark Rashid. Crissi also talks about her recovery from the accident and the process of overcoming fear to ride again.
Bree had been Crissi’s trusted clinic horse for several years before Bree started to rear unexpectedly. Mark and Crissi gave Bree time off for several years and brought in veterinarians to find the cause of the rearing. This cause could never be determined.
In the second half of life we don’t bounce as well as we used to. If we have a horse like Bree who is unpredictable despite our best efforts and the efforts of our veterinarians, we are smart to be the old, wise rider instead of the old, crippled rider. Stay off that horse so you can ride for as many years as possible.
Here's a link to the Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society.
And a link to the Second Half Horsemanship website.
Sometimes accidents happen even when we are with horses whole-heartedly, and sometimes this takes the heart we have for horses right out of us. However, at some point, we must make the decision to be with horses or to be without them. In or out. It’s a decision we will be required to make again and again if we choose to keep spending our life in their hay-munching company.
This is a quote from the book, Continuing the Ride - Rebuilding Confidence from the Ground Up, by Crissi McDonald.
The wonderful book, Continuing the Ride, documents Crissi McDonald’s relationship with her horse Bree leading up to the accident that injured Crissi.
Crissi is the wife of clinician and author Mark Rashid. Crissi also talks about her recovery from the accident and the process of overcoming fear to ride again.
Bree had been Crissi’s trusted clinic horse for several years before Bree started to rear unexpectedly. Mark and Crissi gave Bree time off for several years and brought in veterinarians to find the cause of the rearing. This cause could never be determined.
In the second half of life we don’t bounce as well as we used to. If we have a horse like Bree who is unpredictable despite our best efforts and the efforts of our veterinarians, we are smart to be the old, wise rider instead of the old, crippled rider. Stay off that horse so you can ride for as many years as possible.
Here's a link to the Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society.
And a link to the Second Half Horsemanship website.