Take a Step Back...

Sometimes you have to take a step back to take a step forward. 

This time last year, I was boarding Fury at a facility. It was great! She was stalled at night and had an arena to work in. That was $600/mo. 

This year, she is living in my friend's pasture for $300/mo. 

I had to take a step back because I just couldn't pay for it while also being in school. 

Andddd... that's just fine. She is fed, safe, and happy. She loves pasture life. And that's the best I can do right now.

I was worried that I wouldn't have barrels to use. So, I found some on Facebook and poured some sand into them. They're set up in a pasture and now we have a set of barrels to use. Which I am so grateful for! 

I did a clinic this month and I asked the clinician how much I could do with barrels in a pasture. She said I should be able to do everything we did at the clinic. Maybe not with speed, but slow work is more important anyway. That gave me a lot of hope! 

I have always been very good at finding the reasons that back up my current situation. I think that's one of my best attributes. Rather than thinking life would be better at a fancy facility, I say that Fury will have the opportunity to gain better understanding of where her feet are in pasture. She will get to move around more. She will get to live like a horse. I will get the opportunity to learn how to adapt to my situation and train in a pasture rather than a perfectly manicured arena. We will do great things. 

After all, God wants us to use what he was given us, not what we think we should have. <3

-LD