On sunday I received a phone call. It was from my mum. She told me that Blade was lame. He pulled a tendon in his leg and cant be ridden for possibly 3 months. His owner rode him on saturday and it just happened, as it can . No big thing happened, he didnt slip or fall or anything, but he is very lame and sore and even crosser than usual.
I know this is selfish, but I am gutted. Really gutted. I dont know quite what to do with myself. I look forward so much to riding twice a week, and will miss it until he is sound again. I am going to go and see him today to generaly 'cluck' over him and take polo's and give him a cuddle, but there are so many things I shall miss.
The habbit of going, the looking forward to going, the actual riding and endorphins and sweating (I never thought I would say that!) looking at the changes of the countryside and seeing things start to grow as spring is on its way, the making sure I do everything right, the relationship I have worked so bloody hard at to get him to trust me and love me back, and his smell. I know that in 3ish months...hopefully quicker, I will be 'back in the saddle' and I can go and see him in the mean time but its not the same. But this is the way with horses, its not like getting a puncture on a bike, where you can go get a puncture repare kit, horses are unpredicable and lameness is one of those unpredicable things.

So now i have to find another form of exercise that will fill a Blade shaped gap for a while ....maybe it should be cycling..........


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