A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse...!

Hello fellow bloggers

Friends 

Fellow readers and writers 

Fellow survivors

My dear sisters

Life is pretty busy at the moment 

I work three days a week

And also go horse riding 2-3 times a week

As well as seeing Coco

It's tricky trying to fit everything in

But I do my best 

And I am loving what I'm doing so it's really not like work at all

The place where I work is called St. Vincent de Paul Holiday Centre

Which is a charity run centre that help people who ordinarily wouldn't be able to afford a holiday

It's like a hotel

Kind of

But it's more like a big house 

With a living room

Dining room

Bar

I have to say that I love it

If you have been reading recently 

You will know that I really struggled with anxiety in the lead up to starting 

To the point that I didn't think I would make it

Now of course I am wondering what I was worried about 

It's hard work

But not difficult 

Basically I wear many hats at work

Receptionist 

Waitress

Cleaner

Advice giver 

And generally just being there to assist anyone that needs it 

It's nicely busy 

So I'm kept going 

Which I like as the time flies by

It's a great feeling to be working 

To be busy 

To be earning money

To be out in the world 

Meeting people 

Helping our guests enjoy their holiday

Much better than sitting at home 

Thinking myself in to oblivion

So yes

I am very content and happy

Of course things are not perfect 

My Dads health is a concern

I'm still getting used to this body 

My meds can be tricky 

But I am doing my best to keep it all together 

To stay well

And to keep moving forward  

I see Coco as much as I can 

His owner is a very difficult person to deal with 

I mean this man loves to wind me up

One minute he's talking about finding Coco a new home 

The next he is talking about getting a pony for riding 

I would take Coco in a heart beat if I could 

I did inquire about renting a field near my house 

But no takers as of yet

As well as that 

I just don't feel I have enough experience to take on what in reality is a next to wild animal 

And I definitely don't have the funds to spare if he ever needs a vet or treatment of any kind

It would be irresponsible of me to take him on

I am however hoping that Cocos owner will find him a good home where I can visit him and still continue to work with him

As I am too involved now to walk away

I just couldn't leave him

He needs me 

And I am so fond of him

I just want what is best for him

That's all

Last Thursday 

I turned up to my riding lesson to find that it has been cancelled for some reason

So I was asked if I wanted to tag along on a two hour trek

I figured why not

I was with two young German girls called Emma and Lisa 

I was riding a beautiful girl called Molly

And Anke was out trek leader 

First we walked down to the beach 

Where we trotted, cantered and galloped 

It was my first time to canter on a beach

And it was utterly exhilarating!

I loved every second of it

We continued down the beach 

And across some fields 

Then we arrived in the next village and crossed the road onnto a track

One of the lanes was quite boggy 

And there was a puddle in the middle of the lane

My horse seemed flummoxed as to what to do

So she made a huge jump over it

I was thrown back 

Then forward

And came off Molly on my right side 

I was at the back of the ride

So no one noticed me falling until I called out

I quickly realised I wasn't hurt

And went to hold Molly

Anke dismounted and came down to me

We established that I was ok 

So I jumped back up on Molly

We took it easy the rest of the way back to the centre

Despite my fall 

I loved the trek

The next day my arms and legs were so sore 

But it was a very satisfying kind of sore

I couldn't wait to go on another trek

So I decided to ask my 16 year old nephew to come with me 

I booked an hours beach trek for us 

And we went yesterday 

We were in a group with two American girls who had never ridden before 

My nephew was on a huge horse called Gypsom

And I was on a beautiful girl called Anna

Another brilliant ride 

And my nephew seemed to really enjoy it

So I think I will bring him again soon

It's so lovely to have found something that I love to do

It makes life so much more enjoyable 

So whatever it is that makes you happy 

Be it pottery

Gardening 

Running 

Drawing

Singing 

Dancing 

Cooking 

Travelling 

Do it 

Do it as much as you can 

Free your mind 

Feed your soul

This is what life is all about 

Doing what you love 

And loving what you do

What is your passion?