Today I participated in my first ever vaulting show. It was a schooling show, so we all got ribbons, but it was a tremendous amount of fun. It reminded me that I really want to do something with my own horses.
Problem is: I need a trainer who is willing to work with 2 very different horses (personality wise), and me.
A trainer a couple years ago had me in Western Pleasure, which gave me severe back problems ( I assume it's due to needing to sit directly straight up in all gaits, which was jarring my spinal column and had me in tears during some lessons). On top of that, they HATED my mare. I am IN LOVE with my mare. I remember thinking one day: my mare treats me so poorly, but I still love her. I could never get rid of her. If I did, a piece of me would disappear.
The next trainer I had was severely against ME. She liked my mare, her husband HATED my gelding (told me I should send him up to the Yukon to be a pack horse), and neither of them liked me. After a couple months of putting up with her telling me that everything is my fault, I quit. I couldn't handle it, and clearly things weren't working out. (Once, when my horse's head was facing the wrong way, it was "my" fault. She told me the loosen the rein that was already loose. I told her so, but she started yelling at me. I got so mad I threw down the rein, and asked her "DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW?" but she ignored me.)
So the thing is, I need someone who is willing to work with me in my horses in an encouraging way. No, we're not perfect, but we're willing to learn. I'm desperate to learn. I want to earn more participation ribbons ;).
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