Why do we bother?!

ashka

Thank you everyone for allowing me to vent and for empathising. Reading everyone's posts made me feel a lot better - not because other people are having bad luck too - but because it makes you realise you are doing the best you can and sometimes s### just happens regardless.

Bethy - I hope Honda is doing well and makes a great recovery.

Widgelli - like Belinda said, I never would have guessed by your posts that you're having such a bad run of things. You always give great advice and I thank you for that.

Now, if only I could have such great mentors in other aspects of my life ...

The Old Grey Mare

Why do we bother?

because we must be suckers for it, that's why!! LOL

if i didn't have my horses, i would be lots fatter & sitting on the couch watching videos & eating way too much junkfood.

the horses keep me sane, somewhere all of my own where my family members keep out of, mostly.

don't get me wrong, i love my family, but sometimes, i crave the solitude of a horse ride, with no one else, but me & my horse. a great way to feel content & appreciate life.

it might sound a bit selfish for a mother, but, it keeps me happy which i then in turn pass the happiness to my family.

now, if i could win Lotto & buy that perfect block & house, i would be truly happy. oh well.....

widgelli

Your not wrong about the horses keeping us sane when there is a family around. It is a bit of solitude that is needed when you can escape to the wide open on a horse, without someone saying Mummy till you get back.
It was my piece of the day , until the kids started to ride , then they came along too. I used to enjoy that as well though and must say that most of the people that I used to knock around the showgrounds with were wonderful people too.
It is rather funny that I have bought this up , as I ran into an old friend who used to show Clydies the other day , and we were having a great laugh at some of the things that we used to get up to.
Nothing like having a horse and horsey friends.

Jo

Sam Smith

Must be something in the air!! Lol, I am feeling the blues too and missing my horse and horsey friends back in WA. If I win the NZ or UK lotto tonight I'll be on the first plane out of Auckland!!

leeb

My horse keeps me sane tooo.
My girls had ponies for 4 years and have given up riding,,
its so much peacful now and iam not saddling up 3 and doing all the work.
I will never give up riding hopfully i have 10 to 15 years left.