Saddle Therapy

I needed a mental health 1/2 vacation day ... maybe it was being tired from moving the clocks forward this past weekend, maybe it was cabin fever from the piles and piles of snow, probably it was just a bunch of life crap weighing heavy on my mind and heart ...

After arriving at the barn, not really knowing what my plan was, I groomed Sunny and decided to tack up.  I took him out in the ring and mounted up.  At first, I didn't feel "it" ... I was just going through the motions, and then I realized that I wasn't breathing, so I took a few deep breaths ... it occurred to me that I couldn't just "fake" calm with Sunny, he's too smart for that, and he wouldn't be fooled ...

Before I knew it, I was in a much better place and Sunny and I enjoyed a lazy trek around the muddy, snowy ring in the first 50 degree day of the season ... a promise of Spring in the air!

Sometimes Saddle Therapy is all I really need!!!