Divulgence

I haven't really written on here in a while. I've wanted to... just didn't. 


I've been doing a bit of school, a lot of work, some riding, a bit of writing, and a lot of general horse care and time. 


School has been going well, I'm slowly understanding it. The best thing for me is to take it slow but always be doing it. Coming back from any breaks is really hard, I try to avoid them. 


My employer has given me more work which is so wonderful. It means more money, more savings, and more life experience. So I'm doing feeding, scooping, grooming, exercising, dishes, laundry, and a few little maintenence things. 


Writing is going well. It's fun and I'm really getting into one of my stories more. 
Here's an expert: "

Brun jolted bolt upright in bed, a erie cat call was heard again, long and weird. Brun winced. Distracted from his already sporadic sleep, he tip-toed down the stairs. The floor creaked but Adrin and Cyra slept heavily. He slipped out the door, he was without shoes but didn’t care. The village was silent. Then he heard another call, he followed it, his response involuntary. There was no wind but he smelled a strong musk, it came from a close-by house. It smelled like an un-kept stable, only slightly worse but not strong. He rounded the corner and two men with small swords looked on him with toothy grins. Before he could stand for more than a moment, one had put his blade to his throat and turned him around.

“Calmly and quietly make your way back to your house, lad. There’s a boy.” The one with the blade to his throat said, breathing down his spine. Brun could smell that slight stench he had caught earlier on him. Brun took careful steps toward the house, the blade was surprisingly warm. It bumped against his neck every step or two and made him somewhat annoyed. To Brun’s own amazement, he didn’t feel scared. He had always thought he’d be nervous with a knife to his throat."

Aravis and Cricket are doing well. Cricket is her usual wonderful, obedient, and hardy self.

Aravis is well but not as well as I'd like. She was 1/5 (1 out of 5, five being the worst and 1 being barely at all) lame when I had the vet over. She has a "break over" which is a conformational defect which means her pasterns are not supporting the weight of her body as well as they should. So... *drum roll filled with mixed feelings*... she has shoes now. Yes, something I try to avoid. But... if you want to do what's best for the horse, you can't be to extreme. So, I did what I think must be best for her. I need her to be sound. Don't judge me. I tried to avoid this, I have nothing against shoes, I just think that horses function better with just their hooves.

I tried to leave her barefoot and still work her and ride her heavily, she got a bit worse. Besides, I know MANY equine athletes with shoes. Rene, Tina Giordano, and Linda Parelli's horses being some of them. Cricket is a hard working athlete, she just doesn't need shoes, she's hardy and that works for her.

To make something clear, this was not me giving in to "peer pressure". I can think independently just fine. I'm just a person trying to do what's best for her horse.

There, I'm done being defensive.

Keep calm and savvy on...

-Priscilla