Sorting Event!

Although my heart is still broken I am slowly, very slowly starting to come back around. I am trying to keep myself distracted so I thought I would write something for you guys :)

I went to The Ranch on Tuesday and worked with Ava. She just wanted to run and run on the lunge so I let her, only, my way. I made her do lots of changes of direction, it didn't take long for her to realize that I meant business if she was going to be all race horse-like. When she finally ran out of freshness I walked her around quite a bit to get her breathing back to normal. I didn't ride for very long since she was already out of most of her energy but we did have a successful ride. She is becoming much softer in the mouth and is learning to keep her head in a certain position. We also worked on take offs and downward transitions, they are coming along nicely.

After we were finished with our ride I groomed her off and covered her with her cooler (which I am loving by the way!). Then I went over and asked one of the boarders about a sorting event that was coming up (she mentioned it to me the other day). It sounds like a lot of fun and it is only $40! She also said that I could most likely get a ride over the event too, which is even more perfect. The next time I see her I'm going to tell her I want to go and hopefully my ride will come through and we can go. I truly do not expect anything from Ava if this works out. All I can picture is her acting like a fire-breathing dragon and prancing and rearing and all that horrible stuff. So if she for some miracle behaves then I will be happy but I don't expect it. Anyways, I will definitely take lots of pictures and hopefully I can somehow get someone to take a few pictures of me as well!

Helping Me Heal Part 3

Here is the third batch of photos, one more to go.

Not a great photo just thought the expression was funny

Helping Me Heal Part 2

Here are some more photos. I still have more from this day they just need to be touched up. So I will post those soon.

Helping Me Heal Part 1

I have started to take up photography to help myself mend my broken heart. It definitely keeps me distracted. Take many photos in the day and touch them up at night. Anyways, Ava was the model for my first shoot, she seemed to have a good time. Enjoy.

Times a Changin'

Spring is slowly filling the air. It may not be warm just yet but I can tell it is right around the corner. Even the groundhog yesterday predicted an early Spring. Finally Winter is coming to an end.

Ava and I had a long ride yesterday. I would've settled for a short ride but Ava expressed much energy so we did lots. We especially worked on lead changes because that one takes a lot of her energy. She was drenched with sweat afterwards but still showed that she could have worked longer... Ava usually gets like this when the seasons change so I am not trying to think about it too much. When she finally cooled down I gave her a nice grooming and then turned her out but shortly I came back with a treat. I always surprise her with treats and never give her one if she expects it. So, although she may have had lots of go, she still ended up doing okay.

Last Friday I put my beloved ferret Wolfie to sleep. It probably was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. My heart is broken. He was the reason I got up in the morning. Three times a day for the last two years I would give him his medication in hopes that everything would turn out okay. But eventually everything must come to an end and on Friday, it did. I have barely been holding myself together, I don't feel like doing anything, I'm tired all the time, my eyes are always on the verge of tears, it is almost like torture knowing he is not there. I miss him so much. It is amazing how much things can change in just an instant. Always remember to live life to the fullest, love like you're a young teenage girl, and laugh like it will be your last. Life is too short to waste, enjoy it as much as possible. 

The last picture I have of Wolfie

I was blessed enough to have taken pictures of him the day he left me, not knowing what would be happening later. I will forever love him to the moon and back.