Two difficult decisions made, BUT an opportunity to refocus!
Its been quite a week and what a relief that the horses have settled in so well at Sabrina's yard. I rode Jack in the sunshine this morning and I felt relaxed with the choices I have made.
Its been quite a week and what a relief that the horses have settled in so well at Sabrina's yard. I rode Jack in the sunshine this morning and I felt relaxed with the choices I have made.
First is that I have sold Anjuli to the Mears family. I was finding Anjuli a bit of a handful and she just keeps growing! After a couple of nasty falls before Christmas I realised I was never going to completely trust her and that she is still a real baby who needs time to grow into herself. Anjuli needs to be turned away for a while and then introduced back to work away from the arena. I was surprised and very relieved when I got a phone call from Joanna to ask if they could buy her and once the decision was made I started sleeping at night again. I know the whole family loves her and I couldn't wish for a better home for her.
The second decision was to withdraw Jack from the music regionals. We are not prepared properly and it wouldn't be fair to him to place the pressure on him or myself. I have a policy of not taking Jack out to competitions unless he is ready and though I have struggled to let the regionals go it is the sensible option. Jack is so special I owe it to him to be sensible and to give him longer to come back into full work. So I have set myself a new challenge. I would like to be selected for the Central Region Team to go to the Inter Regional Championships in May.
