Monday, March 2, 2009

NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS COULD I IMAGINE FEELING THIS WAY ABOUT TRAINING A HORSE, IT IS SO DIFFERENT THAN I IMAGINED. I HAVE TRAINED SCARED, ABUSED, SPOILED, AND FORGOTTEN BUT NONE OF THAT EVEN COMES CLOSE TO MJ'S LEGACY. SHE IS AN AMAZING HORSE, SHE HAS SHOWN ALOT PEOPLE ALREADY THAT ANYTHING CAN BE POSSIBLE WITH HARD WORK, TIME, AND MOST OF ALL PASSION. SHE HAS BROUGHT ALOT OF PEOPLE TOGETHER ALREADY AND I SUSPECT A LOT MORE TO FOLLOW. ALL WE CAN DO IS OUR BEST EVERYDAY. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS HORSE GIVES ME MORE THAN 100% EVERY SESSION, AND THAT IS WAY MORE THAN A TRAINER CAN ASK FOR . I AM SO VERY PROUD OF HER. TONIGHT WE JUST CHILLED OUT TOGETHER, I LOVED HER UP A LITTLE THAN I TOOK HER OUT OF HER STALL, BUT I DID NOT HAVE THE HEART TO TAKE OFF HER COZY BLANKET . I BRIDLED HER UP, DID A LITTLE BIT WORK WITH HER, AND DECIDED TO SEE IF SHE WOULD LET ME JUMP ON. SHE STOOD LIKE A ROCK WHILE I NOT SO GRACEFULLY CLIMBED ABOARD. WE MADE A FEW LAPS AROUND THE ARENA THAN WE JUST STOPPED. IN A FEW MOMENTS OF SILENCE, IT SEEMED THAT WE WERE BOTH SOAKING IN WHAT WE LEARNED AND ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PAST WEEKS. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.

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  1. Deb,
    I am sooo happy for MJ and you.. I can just feel the emotion in your blogs. Enjoy this time together!
    Love Ya,
    Karyn

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  2. THANKS WE WILL. UNFORTUNATELY THE TIME SEEMS TO BE FLYING BY.

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