Wednesday - My favourite day of the week!

And why is that I hear you ask

Well

Wednesday is horse riding day

The day I look forward to all week long

My Dad is visiting for a couple of days 

And he wanted to see the equine centre

So he drove today

And my Mam and sister brought the dogs out

On the way 

We stopped at an ATM

So I could take out some money 

But no matter what amount I asked for

It kept saying 'Insifficient funds'

I immediately began to panic

My first thought was that my disability payment had been stopped for some reason

The social welfare office wasn't far away

But I decided to ring them instead

As I didn't want to be late for horse riding

I got through to a very helpful lady

Who informed me that there had been trouble with the banks 

And that the money should be in by tomorrow 

I was relieved that that's all it was

The last thing I need is for my disability to be cut 

So

We continued on 

And my Dad lent me the €15 for the lesson 

We arrived at 11 30am

Just in time 

I was on Star again

My bestie 

And today I was all on my own 

No one leading me 

Just me and Star

I loved it!

There was another horse in front of us 

And I think Star may have just been following him

But he did what I asked him to do

We trotted a lot

And generally had such great fun

The woman who does it with us said that I am flying it 

Which is nice to hear

I go feel very comfortable on the horse 

I'm not scared

I'm not afraid of falling 

And I can't wait until I start to canter 

And maybe do some little jumps

I can see how it helps with confidence 

As I already feel more comfortable on Star

And I hope he is at ease with me riding him

There are a few people around when we are riding 

And they are lovely 

I'm quiet 

It's obvious my confidence is low 

But I do my best to join in the chat 

It doesn't come naturally to me 

I'm sure it will get easier 

And I won't feel so crippled with anxiety

As ever 

The session was over far too quickly 

I paid 

And we headed off

We stopped off at the pet store on the way back

And picked up some doggy supplies 

Food and chewys 

Then hit the road for home

I'm always really tired after the horse riding 

But it's a nice tiredness

And my ass kills 

But again 

It's a nice pain

A pain where you know you've worked hard 

This really has the potential to be a life changer for me 

It's only my third week

And already I feel massive benefits 

It's better than any pill or potion

Now 

If I could just convince my Mam to get a horse.....