Today was my last official day at SHI. Feels really weird - alot of memories and history there. I really 'grew up' as a horsewoman there! I sat on Faith's back for the first time, fell off her and had to go to the hospital too! I showed Hope to a 2nd level Region 2 championship with the help of my trainer there. I got Jordan from the barn owners, and experienced for a brief while the excitement and hassle of owning a stallion. I gave Nancy pony rides on Hope... one of the first places she went after her final hospitalization was to "the barn", where we have photos of her enjoying the sun on her face and a bottle of root beer. :) The concept of "wine night" was introduced to me through my group of night riding friends, especially Kristen and Jennifer. Wine night evolved from sharing a glass of wine while chatting about our rides, to "No Sex in the Country" where we spent hours each Sunday afternoon/evening sharing a bottle of two of wine, cheese, crackers, olives, guacamole, chocolate, etc. (whatever we had each brought!) talking about our horses, careers, love lives, etc. I am happy to say that even while that was happening, I knew it was a fleeting time in the big scheme of life and tried to capture it in my memory as the happy time it was. I still recall one night around the table there, telling my friends how excited and into this "natural hoofcare" thing I was. ;-)
Over the years, Sporthorse has been my 2nd home. ...Sigh...
Tomorrow the horses and Mario and I will embark on our next adventure and I will definitely keep you posted.
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