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We Are Flying Solo

December 25, 2012

What, Is It A Holiday Again Or Something?

Yeah, I don't really "do" holidays.  I don't know, maybe it's the pressure, the expectations, the completely illogical rules of them; most likely, d, all of the above.

But when I have not one, but two amazing horses in my life, every day is Christmas morning.  Every day, I see their faces and even after seven years, there's a part of me that can't quite believe it's real.

So despite the bottomless, money-eating pit, despite the stress, despair, anxiety, obsession, psychosis, sleep-deprivation, and all the rest, each day is still a gift because of them.

My day today was riding Encore on a sunny, blue, t-shirt kind of day and discovering that he can once again perform a left lead canter without feeling like a washing machine on spin.  I laughed a bit, thinking people who didn't know better might feel some kind of pity, seeing me at a farm, absolutely alone, accompanied only by the singsong of donkeys and geese.  When in reality, that was just about the best gift I could have been given.  A warm, companionable quiet in the place I love most.  And the best part is, I get to open it over and over and over and over....

I hope each of you had a piece of joy in your day and the joy of peace with a wonderful horse.

9 comments:

  1. Sounds like a wonderful way to spend Christmas with your horses! Merry Christmas to all 3 of you!

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  2. Merry Christmas! I did spend the day with the fam, but ducked out to go to the barn ASAP (plus, then I didn'av age to help with the clean-up!). Right now, Salem is lying down snoring as I sit on the wet grass with him, and Oliver is curled up in my lap. Quite peaceful, and yes I do this pretty much every night as well. :-) Glad you had a nice relaxing day with the ponies!

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  3. That's a lovely way to spend the holiday...

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  4. "So despite the bottomless, money-eating pit, despite the stress, despair, anxiety, obsession, psychosis, sleep-deprivation, and all the rest, each day is still a gift because of them."

    That. Well said.

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  5. Totally understand! That sounds like an excellent way to spend a holiday.

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  6. Best wishes to you, Solo and Encore for a happy, healthy New Year!!

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  7. Thank you all! And CFS, they have both been threatened within an inch of their lives that mother cannot take any more stress, so please be uneventful!

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  8. Merry Christmas, or not Christmas if you prefer. We don't do gifts, just dinner and time together. I agree with you, having horses is a Christmas morning each and every monring.

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