Hold Please

Diamond's Training is on hold - I was working with Sugar on mounting without rearing, when she did just that. Luckily I was not in the saddle, but had a foot in the stirrup and was leaning over her. As she went up, I jumped back and out of the stirrup, but landed wrong on my right leg. I messed up the knee pretty badly, and the orthopedic specialist is talking surgery to repair a torn ACL, and a 9 month recovery. I should be back in the game just in time to miss the spring shows! Oh well, there will be plenty more years of showing, and I'm refusing to stress over one missed year.
All will be fine in the end. Diamond will get to play the summer away in the pasture while I recover and look for a home that's a better fit for Sugar. Somewhere where she can be a Mom, or even just a pretty lawn ornament. If I owned my own property, there is no question, I'd keep her. She is my first horse, and the love of my life - as I'm typing this, I have tears in my eyes at just the thought of not having her in my life, however, I have to make a choice of keeping my Sugar, and not riding, or finding her a good home, and getting a horse that fits my riding needs better.
In the mean time, her and Dad are just hanging out catching some rays when the clouds aren't too thick... aren't they just the cutest thing?? :)


S&D