Things that bring you great joy will also bring you great pain. Not sure if Confucious say ...the Chinese Philosopher.
But today, I hurt.
I hurt from the top of my head to the tips of my toes.
I hurt inside and out.
Yesterday, I got trapped or stuck maybe a better word to tone down the possible sensationalism there. We were going to ride to round up a few of Chad's father's cows. I could see it coming...well kinda. The horse in front of me, Corky, got tangled up in some hay bale twine and started to become agitated, then Whiskers the horse I was riding got tangled too. I honestly couldn't hear what was happening around me, and it seemed to go in slow-mo. Whiskers (the horse I was on and the one is the photo above) started going backward in a circle very fast. wheeeeeeeeeeeeee right? not so much. Then he eventually tripped and fell on top of me. My left leg was under this very large horse. I guess he couldva been a skinny horse and the pain would've been the same, probably doesn't matter at that point.
Anyway, my pride remains in critical condition this morning for now that it's over and nothing's broken there are only bruises... These bruises are mostly of my ego and pride. I felt bad, really I did but sometimes these things are unavoidable. In the small amount of time and the small area of space where we were the best of all possible things happened. For the OTHER option could've sent us both into a barbed wire fence. Double ouch, right?
I will probably be getting a few riding lessons after this. All in all while it was happening, I didn't feel scared at the time, it was AFTER I was a little well, more than nervous. Experience is a wonderful teacher.
I'll be back on a horse again soon. I'm sure of it.
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