#147 - Please body don't fail me now!

I'm really excited about tomorrow and doing the eventing clinic with Teddy. I've never done anything like this before and I'm stoked that we are at the stage where we can participate in a group event like this and to learn a number of different types of horse riding activities.

This is so much more my kind of thing because it includes learning dressage, which I've already been doing and like the idea of because it not only improves a riders balance but teachers the horse to respond with the minimum of aids - no kicking, pulling, grabbing, no harsh discipline - all things that are important to me. Also eventing includes cross-country, which I've never done but Aurum has its own course so we will start to learn to ride through different terrain with obstacles and jumps. The fact that this will also include destractors such as other animals, flags, people etc.,  really appeals to me as I  will be taught how to prevent Teddy being spooked and this will be great because at times Teddy can have the attention span of a newborn! The other part of eventing is showjumping but I will be starting small and don't particularly care too much about this at the moment because the idea of jumping scares me. The most I've done is logs on the ground and at a walk or trot. This was easy and I know I will be OK, I just don't have a nagging desire to do it just yet.

The reason for the title to this blog is that, as usual, just as I really want to do something, my health starts failing me. I've been having dizzy spells for months and they come and go but yesterday I had them for half the day! I'm ok now but then I had a bad sleep and couldn't use the breathing machine properly which put my body under stress and I had heart palpitations. Then this morning I had an earache that I went straight to the chemist for to fix. I'm doing ok right now and I better bloody stay this way as I want tomorrow to be good and for Teddy and I to learn and work well together. If my health lets me down I will be pissed off!

But it wont so no need to worry! I have booked for four clinics so this should be fun, tiring, probably frustrating, but good.

Meanwhile Teddy and I have been resting away from the 40 degree heat over the last two days and the front paddocks have been slashed and mulched. Teddy thought the slashing machine was a monster so he got plenty of exercise yesterday morning running around like a lala even though he wasn't anywhere near it! But he needs the exercise so that is ok. He was galloping so beautifully I should have taken video of it.

So we both are patiently waiting for tomorrow.  I'll take my camera.

Bring it on!