Fanch
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I'm sorry, but I have to vent as this is something that has bugged me for 2 years, and has been a problem and worry everyday of those 2 years.
I am very lucky to own 2 mini geldings, and they keep my life...lively and busy. But them being here is just luck that we have 3/4 of an acre thats bushy and flat in one area. So thats fenced off. Then I need an area to work in hand. Well, you can fit 2 jumps in the back yard at max, and the left front lawn is mine, enough for lunging and in hand obstacle. Then, 2 years ago, I got rhino driving, and we used the church grass area that year. was fine as I only used it 2 times a week for 3 months. Then 2007 I never used that area and looked for another one, nadda. 2008, I use the chruch yard, only if no ones there, I can't choice when I drive, I drive when no ones around, do you know how stressful that is.
Today set my ticker, I couldnt work this morning I didnt get going till 1030 and it was hot, so I said I'd work at night. Go up there, theres 7 cars. And I want to point out right now, I can't ask these people if its ok, they kicked my brother out when he was using their parking lot to stretch for his run. They drive me up the wall
So, I can't work, and I hadn't drive since saturday(sunday I was gone all day, monday he seemed to favor a foot, tuesday farrier was out in the morning(he just needed a trim btw, too hot to work during the day, and went to a movie(gone from 6:30 to 10) So, what do I do, I set up obstacles in my front lawn, the lawn that you can only go 4 trot stides on, then theres a tree, road, house, etc. Lets just sum it up as, I only practiced backing up into stuff, pivoting a full circle, and getting over our fear of tarps. But its really dissapointing when there is no room on your own land to work, so that I have to aks to use other peoples field for road work, use a chruch that hates people going into their lot, let alone working there
OH!
Am I over reacting??? I don't think I am, and when I say that this comes up everyday of my life since 2006, Im NOT kidding. I love to drive, its my favorite thing, and Rhino loves it, hes a different horse in cart, more energy, and happier. So to have all thease set backs is so frustrating. And I know, as Dr. Randy Pausch said "The walls are there to show us how much we want something" I would call this a brick wall. To not be able to set up more than 2 jumps, though both horses are great jumpers, to not be able to drive on your property, but to have to travel half a km to drive in a ring area, that you are not allowed to be on. Yes, I want this bad, and I will keep working my horses. Tomorrow I am waking up at 6:30 to feed the horses then, so we can get there before 9 and work before it gets hot and anyone comes. YES, I want this, but will be fighting it till I leave home. I can't change it, as, mom lives here, and This is what I have, and should be happy with what I have, but I have the right to be frustrated, right??
Anyways, that feels so much better. As said, this has been inside me for 2 years, and has been eating at me. If anyone has ideas, I would love to hear them, anything would help at this point.
PS- if there is some poor spelling, please excuse it, not typing well right now.
I am very lucky to own 2 mini geldings, and they keep my life...lively and busy. But them being here is just luck that we have 3/4 of an acre thats bushy and flat in one area. So thats fenced off. Then I need an area to work in hand. Well, you can fit 2 jumps in the back yard at max, and the left front lawn is mine, enough for lunging and in hand obstacle. Then, 2 years ago, I got rhino driving, and we used the church grass area that year. was fine as I only used it 2 times a week for 3 months. Then 2007 I never used that area and looked for another one, nadda. 2008, I use the chruch yard, only if no ones there, I can't choice when I drive, I drive when no ones around, do you know how stressful that is.
Today set my ticker, I couldnt work this morning I didnt get going till 1030 and it was hot, so I said I'd work at night. Go up there, theres 7 cars. And I want to point out right now, I can't ask these people if its ok, they kicked my brother out when he was using their parking lot to stretch for his run. They drive me up the wall
So, I can't work, and I hadn't drive since saturday(sunday I was gone all day, monday he seemed to favor a foot, tuesday farrier was out in the morning(he just needed a trim btw, too hot to work during the day, and went to a movie(gone from 6:30 to 10) So, what do I do, I set up obstacles in my front lawn, the lawn that you can only go 4 trot stides on, then theres a tree, road, house, etc. Lets just sum it up as, I only practiced backing up into stuff, pivoting a full circle, and getting over our fear of tarps. But its really dissapointing when there is no room on your own land to work, so that I have to aks to use other peoples field for road work, use a chruch that hates people going into their lot, let alone working there
OH!Am I over reacting??? I don't think I am, and when I say that this comes up everyday of my life since 2006, Im NOT kidding. I love to drive, its my favorite thing, and Rhino loves it, hes a different horse in cart, more energy, and happier. So to have all thease set backs is so frustrating. And I know, as Dr. Randy Pausch said "The walls are there to show us how much we want something" I would call this a brick wall. To not be able to set up more than 2 jumps, though both horses are great jumpers, to not be able to drive on your property, but to have to travel half a km to drive in a ring area, that you are not allowed to be on. Yes, I want this bad, and I will keep working my horses. Tomorrow I am waking up at 6:30 to feed the horses then, so we can get there before 9 and work before it gets hot and anyone comes. YES, I want this, but will be fighting it till I leave home. I can't change it, as, mom lives here, and This is what I have, and should be happy with what I have, but I have the right to be frustrated, right??
Anyways, that feels so much better. As said, this has been inside me for 2 years, and has been eating at me. If anyone has ideas, I would love to hear them, anything would help at this point.
PS- if there is some poor spelling, please excuse it, not typing well right now.
