tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post1713775685590029783..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: LUCKY LUCKY LUCKYJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-72045713271879506002012-05-22T09:12:24.153-07:002012-05-22T09:12:24.153-07:00Hi Redhorse, so nice of you to read my post. You s...Hi Redhorse, so nice of you to read my post. You sound as though you have a lovely, peaceful retirement. We're lucky to enjoy what we have and what we do. I took my dogs for a long walk this afternoon and we all enjoyed it. I didn't even mind washing them when we came back to avoid getting mud all over the house! Bummer about having to clean the bathroom though!!!Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312915602595615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-44702987123132264252012-05-22T09:02:59.863-07:002012-05-22T09:02:59.863-07:00Thanks Alison, that "chilling" photo of ...Thanks Alison, that "chilling" photo of Qrac and me is one of my favourites :).<br /><br />I've been doing quite a lot of trail riding on him recently and we're both really enjoying that too.Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312915602595615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-61644847577335633492012-05-21T12:43:22.988-07:002012-05-21T12:43:22.988-07:00I feel very lucky to be retired, and to be able to...I feel very lucky to be retired, and to be able to spend my days riding my beautiful horse, taking care of him and his herd mates, walking my dogs and working in my garden.<br /><br />You're right, you're very lucky, and you're very wise to realize it and feel it now, instead of looking back and wishing you had realized your good fortune while you still had it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-64493357243187657382012-05-21T12:03:30.022-07:002012-05-21T12:03:30.022-07:00Cesca, I love that first picture you posted of you...Cesca, I love that first picture you posted of you and Qrac where you are just walking quietly seeming at peace. For me, since I trail ride, that's what gets me feeling lucky, lucky. How many people can hack around a field on a horse?<br /><br />Good luck with future showing--don't let it get in the way of the happiness you feel with your handsome guy!alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-54381067427896741892012-05-20T01:42:46.665-07:002012-05-20T01:42:46.665-07:00White Horse: I remember that Friday afternoon feel...White Horse: I remember that Friday afternoon feeling, and I'm so thankful my schedule is no longer synched with a fixed daily workload, and that my time is mine to organize. Another thing to be grateful for.<br /><br />I love the image of you zooming across a rolling landscape on an eager mare. I've not yet found any hills to canter up; the ground is too hard and we're not allowed in the fields. I've been told there are places to canter near where Qrac lives, so will have to go and investigate once the weather improves. It's been soooo wet.Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312915602595615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-65530360276636251852012-05-19T13:59:37.261-07:002012-05-19T13:59:37.261-07:00Most people I know get a pretty good feeling late ...Most people I know get a pretty good feeling late on a Friday afternoon when they can leave work behind for a couple of days. The kind of work where we've done our contracted weekly hours by Wednesday but have to keep going else some part of industry will grind to a halt. <br /><br />Personally I felt good this Saturday afternoon riding fast across a rolling landscape on a mare who really wanted to canter up each hill and transitioned up, so it seemed, in harmony with my thoughts.White Horse Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18256903307281225327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-54986591428471863272012-05-17T09:05:04.704-07:002012-05-17T09:05:04.704-07:00Laura, I've just enjoyed spending the rest of ...Laura, I've just enjoyed spending the rest of the afternoon in the garden, planting new things (lots of roses! I just love roses), and pulling millions of weeds (ugh, weeds). You're right, happiness is all about enjoying the things we have. Could do with a few less weeds...!!!<br /><br />Thanks for reading :)Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312915602595615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-32838953423063368592012-05-17T08:33:48.560-07:002012-05-17T08:33:48.560-07:00Yep, Cesca, I know that feeling. And its a great f...Yep, Cesca, I know that feeling. And its a great feeling. I often get it on/after my trail rides, or just hanging out in my barnyard or wandering around my garden. I'm so happy and grateful for what I have. I think that's the basic way to joy--focusing on your delight in what you have, rather than on what you want (and haven't yet got). <br /><br />Yay for you and Qrac! I'm looking forward to hearing about your adventures. And I can see how much better and more muscled up he looks in the photos.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.com