05/20/2025
Hi y’all! Some of you may be wondering why I’ve been so quiet! I have debated whether I should make a post about this, but here we are! I feel like it’s right for me to inform my clients why I’ve been so absent.
6 weeks ago today, I was in a horse riding accident that resulted in an ER visit and a severe concussion. I came off this beautiful mustang, Mesa. Mesa was in training due to her reactive side being more present than the thinking side of her brain. She had a spooky side to her and we had been working on that. She had her good days and her bad days.
Now before anyone goes blaming the horse or previous owners, she was my responsibility and her actions were in no way intentional but due to fear. This mare doesn’t have a mean bone in her body. I take full responsibility for my injury. I swung my leg over that horse and I should have been fully confident she was capable of doing what I was asking of her. Please remember the actions of the horse are 99.9% of the time the rider’s fault and not the horse’s fault.
This injury has affected me more than I ever thought it could. Even after 6 weeks I continue to have symptoms of fatigue and dizziness. I am only able to do about 60% of the work load I’m used to which is incredibly hard for a girl like me that is used to working 16 hour days 7 days a week. Each day I feel like I’m getting stronger! I’m ready to start riding again! This injury has reminded me that I am NOT invincible and to listen to what the horse is telling me, if they aren’t ready, they aren’t ready to move on. I fully believe everything happens for a reason and this likely happened as a sign for me to slow down and be grateful for all I have and all that I have accomplished in my career, passions, and in life. I’m very fortunate that I have gone this long in my horse journey with no serious injuries. I am forever grateful for all the support I have received, I couldn’t keep this business running without all the love and support I get from my friends, family, and clients, and volunteers! You guys are my ROCK!
I do want to apologize to any of the clients that I wasn’t so quick to respond to or if I still haven’t gotten back to you PLEASE reach back out again!
As for Mesa, don’t worry about her! She will continue to stay in our program and we will do a total re start on her when she’s ready and at her pace! She’s going to be something magnificent, I can feel it! 🩵
