tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post1528062022227461266..comments2023-09-20T02:40:17.614-05:00Comments on Dressage Mom: Not good. Not good at all. Part 3.Dressage Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741448152235721941noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-14248282982714811712010-12-03T14:46:53.911-05:002010-12-03T14:46:53.911-05:00ah, and so is the conflict between "Dressage&...ah, and so is the conflict between "Dressage" and "Mom".<br /><br />I'm single, no kids. And 35. I wonder often if I truly decide to dedicate myself to my Dressage if I would ever have time to do justice to a family.<br /><br />Especially with my job - now, if I could quit my job, and be a Mom and Dressage rider - dude, I'm THERE. But that requires a rich husband, and as I am short a boyfriend, much less a rich one, I go back to the original sadness...<br /><br />I'm not torn like you - and part of me makes that sad. But then again, part of me is grateful I don't have that added stress.<br /><br />Regardless, cheering you on from Vegas!<br /><br />-Suzi, another Arabian Dressage riderScarletthttp://vegasgrits.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-49660045503132049992010-12-03T11:52:46.993-05:002010-12-03T11:52:46.993-05:00I hear you on all counts. I have the same arguemen...I hear you on all counts. I have the same arguement coming from my resident boyfriend. Without the horses, there would be no poop getting tracked thru the kitchen, we would spend more time together, the house would be cleaner, I wouldnt smell like horse all the time....the list goes on. I know the horses cost me bookoo bucks to keep and I am so far from rich I can barely spell the word. But I also know that without them, I would be miserable and alone, even with the resident boyfriend around all the time. Its a hard battle to wage, my heart is with you on this one for sure. :)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030245285246831187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-20240785940448759382010-12-03T11:11:33.117-05:002010-12-03T11:11:33.117-05:00I'm sorry you're stressed. I know how you...I'm sorry you're stressed. I know how you feel because I worry too, even if everyone says it will be okay. I'm glad he'd improved so much by the time you left. I'm sure he will be fine. And yes you did do the right thing.<br /><br />Just ignore your dad. My mom is the exact same way. I just don't pay any attention to it anymore. She isn't a horse person and will never understand how I feel about them. And yes all those things are true, but I think being whole and happy are more important than an immaculate house or more money. :D *hugs*Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-18261227196658219192010-12-03T10:46:35.966-05:002010-12-03T10:46:35.966-05:00:( The things is, other horse owners/lovers know e...:( The things is, other horse owners/lovers know exactly where you're coming from. Hang in there!<br /><br />I truly hope that whatever it is that's got Kaswyn so lame, isn't serious and that he's better soon!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876732061083507317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-598409999831666782010-12-03T10:22:42.983-05:002010-12-03T10:22:42.983-05:00I'm so glad Kaswyn is in good hands, and sure ...I'm so glad Kaswyn is in good hands, and sure he will get better. Being a well-loved horse is also great medicine. <br /><br />Have you ever heard this one? "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed."- R. W. Emerson<br /><br />Non-horsey people will never understand fully. My Dad is the same way: he thinks horses are too dangerous and too expensive, and "I am much too old to be playing around with ponies." And my husband gets aggrataved sometimes that I am at the barn so much (but luckily, hunting is a passion for him as much as horses for me, so he gets it a little more). Don't get down. Without Kaswyn, you wouldn't be whole, and life is too short not to be passionate about something. (Sorry for the long post...its my way of passing on a hug, and telling you it will all be okay!)Michelle (Derbygal)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-4104035790363898712010-12-03T06:57:12.645-05:002010-12-03T06:57:12.645-05:00Sheri, I just posted on the topic of horses and hu...Sheri, I just posted on the topic of horses and husbands -- similar theme. <br /><br />I'm glad Kaswyn is better.Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28335578.post-75129370070319890742010-12-02T22:58:21.392-05:002010-12-02T22:58:21.392-05:00Your actions aren't puzzling at all to another...Your actions aren't puzzling at all to another horse owner. You are doing what you have to do.Tammy Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.com