Nerves....I confess!

[potto]

I really am scared
damn i am sure noone else really cares.
This is really a big deal
a dream that has become so real
will it become a nightmare
a mass of unjust not fair?

All people really want to do is laugh
They really think that i am quite daft
why do i want to train a mule
to jump, do dressage, cross country, do it all?
and yet i wonder why they don't
or is it just that they can't or won't?

The reasons i train a mule
is not because i am a fool
it is because i want a challenge
I often wonder if it is one i will manage
because my mule is so very clever
and plans on living her very best for ever.

So when people think that i am full of confidence
stand back and look at the evidence....
With a pocket full of carrots i try and encourage her
a beautiful trot, a circle, always better
Be it a saddlefitters enemy a tack sellers dream
and yet still to stay on i can't and my body screams!

Slow they say a mule
yet fast and sharp as a rule.
its like riding a cartoon
no sooner on than gone...
a kind of zebra bomb!
Yep throw away your previous ideas of cuddly and cute
If i keep the nerve and brains this one is going down the well trained route! ;D

So forgive me if i have a wobble
and occasionally come off and hobble..
I am covering new ground
and have often found
that i need to take stock
and cling to a big rock!


so...we are going up the ramp
in the trailer to riding club camp
a weekend of horse filled tradition
lets hope not surrounded by my superstition..
I am sure there will be comments and a few bucks
and for that i really would like you to wish me a mass of good luck! ;D

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[georgina23]

Good Luck !

[gordo]

link doesn't exist potto x

[potto]

sorry kate, i posted it first in the help section then reposted here in the confidence section as is the right place and deleted that one and it posted a link not sure why as there isn't one....to go to?

Thanks georgina23.. much appreciated... LOL

[potto]

Its been a while but we have returned,
and Oh my God did we ever learn!
The mule she was splendid and made me so proud
despite people watching too close that became rather a crowd.
Yes we had hiccups, a fall and mishaps as any youngster and rider would
but the willing, eager little mule did all that she could.

With tack that get slipping despite fitting,
constant questions and advice about her complicated kitting.
She jumped a cross country ditch and trotted through deep water,
She worked in an arena, with excited horses without much of a falter
For her first time at riding club camp she behaved beautifully.
However we both need a rest before we continue training dutifully...

[HelenG]

Well done!! sounds like you had an eventful but fun weekend

[Mellymoo]

Well done!! Love that pic too, you both look like you're having a whale of a time!!

[georgina23]

Great Pic - looks like you both had a fun time!

[Dalesgirl]

What a lovely pic....and a stunning mule, you must be so proud of her