JR's list #2 - (making progress) Work with Terry to have the two younger horses rode for six weeks.

When in the car with my young nieces and nephews we would play “Slug Bug, (color)!  It was fun, everyone earned points, and no one was slugged in the process.   In  the new Volkswagen commercials, the game has been rejuvenated with “Blue One” as the spotter who sees a VW punches the unsuspecting person standing close by.   Last week, that commercial became my new analogy for life.

Terry (ex-husband, significant other, and best friend) and I have horses.  All three of our horses are palomino in color, two of which we have raised from babies.  The two younger horses are four and five years old.  Both horses have been broke, but have had very little riding over the last year and a half.  They are our babies.  We want to keep them, but we want to be able to ride them.  The problem is we are 60ish with “green” horses.  Solution:  Find someone younger to ride them for us, which is just what Terry did.

The horses were going to get ridden daily for the next six weeks, so maybe the old folks could start riding again.  That’s when life said, “Blue one,” and punched us in the arm.  While being ridden during one of his first few time, Binky stepped on something that punctured one of his hocks.  Long story short, he has a hole in one tendon and a nick in another, but no surgery was necessary.  Binky will be fine with some time and TLC. 

In the meantime, Bella is still being ridden daily, so progress is being made.  As soon as he is recovered and the vet gives us the go ahead, it will again be Mr. Binky's turn.  Bottom line, we consider ourselves beyond lucky and very blessed..