Why I’ve made the decision I have with blue...

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚...(𝙇𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙄’𝙢 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜)

So blue is now a hacking pony, no schooling work, no serious work. Just fun. As you guys know! However people have asked why don’t I get another? Have you thought of the long term? Your only young don’t you want something you can compete with? What about your progression? What about the money your putting into her just for her to be able to hack?

These questions are all about ME, but what about blue?

This isn’t about me it never has been about me, it’s about this beautiful beautiful mare and it always has been about her. Selling blue isn’t an option for me and it never will be a option, blue has an incredible bond with me so I really truly believe she wouldn’t be able to cope in a different home for many reasons this is just one.

1. She finds it extremely hard to trust people

2. She will need a very sensible and sympathetic rider as she’s SO sensitive

3. It’ll need to be someone willing to keep up with her stifle treatment

4. Someone who WON’T do schooling work

5. A small enough adult as she’s just not a child’s pony!

6. Because I don’t want to sell her!!

And these people are hard to come by ^^

It amazes me how people truly can’t believe that I’m ok with the situation with blue, but it amazes me how people would even question it...

I obviously love my dressage but in some people’s minds this means I NEED a horse that can school, but that’s wrong. For me dressage is amazing as the rider makes every movement look so effortless and this is why I truly love it. I aspire to be just that, a rider that makes riding look effortless and I can do that hacking. I can still improve as a rider by hacking as I know how to improve my position and way of going.

I always have options to school other people’s horses (if I wanted) I haven’t had the urge just yet to take up that offer...

At place I’m at in my life right now even if I did have the amazing horse who could successfully compete in dressage, I still couldn’t. I physically don’t have the funds to go out and compete. So yes I could go and buy another horse but it would be completely pointless.

Blues diagnosis of not being able to school is kind of a blessing in disguise 🥸 now I’m not so focused on finding the money to dressage and do comps, but instead hopefully I’ll use the extra money to start driving and saving up for our own house! 🏡 (I’ll probably spend the extra money on going nice places to hack 😂) But it’s still a blessing in disguise!

You never know, I may change my mind in a couple of years. Blue may need to completely retire in a couple of years, but right now I’m going to enjoy my hacking pony and ride as much as I can. Never taking any day with her for granted...

Now rant over,

Let’s go and explore some lovely places once she’s out of rehab and have fun! Without the pressure! ❤️