20/11/2024
I haven't posted much lately, simply because I had no motivation to play with my horses. This summer was quite the challenge for me and I'm sharing it because it is part of reality. Life is not just sunshine and the perfect world that we see on social media. Struggling through challenges is part of everybody's life.
My story with this insanely gorgeous mare caused, and still now causes a lot of reflection and reconsideration inside of me. First her papers arrived months after they were supposed to arrive, which made it impossible for me to leave Portugal with the horses in summer as it was planned originally. Instead I needed to stay, rethink and find new homes for them within Portugal. Quira and an advanced Parelli student that was taking lessons with me started to fall in love with each other throughout the weeks and everything seemed to be falling into place.
But then the x-rays during Quira's vetcheck revealed some issues that might cause problems in the future. She is now perfectly sound and happy, and with proper training and muscles she might stay a perfect riding horse without any issues until she's old. At the same time there is a potential risk that she might develop problems with being ridden in the future.
After the vetcheck I lost motivation entirely because it did not only feel like I lost the money that I invested in Quira but I had also "lost" months of dedicated energy and work.
I truly want to find dream homes for my dream horses because they are my family so putting their future first is just simply what I do, even if it is a terrible decision business wise.
Quira is in her dream home now, where she will be loved and happy and where she'll get all the care and training that she'll need to stay healthy. That's what matters most.
Now I just need to rethink the way I do business, because I really do not want to rethink the way that I love and prioritize my horses. I am curious where my rethinking is going to lead me.
Being stuck in Portugal also allowed me to fall in love with my chosen home even more deeply so for sure I will put some effort into organizing horsemanship holidays so that I can share the magic of this place with all of you.