ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: conditioning and work and family etc

Re: conditioning and work and family etc

SandyDSA@aol.com
Wed, 14 May 1997 17:25:50 -0400 (EDT)

In a message dated 97-05-14 16:21:57 EDT, you write:

<< As a working wife and mother I wonder how "you all" manage to find the
time
to condition? I try to take my horse Bask out for at least an hour a day and
longer on the weekends. Somedays I just don't have the time to ride.
Somedays
I have enough time to give him a good lunging. Most of the time he is out on
pasture and plays with his buddies. We also live in the flatlands of upstate
N.Y. so I have to trailer him on the weekends to get to any hills. BUT,
TIME!
How does everyone manage. It is one thing to have him in condition where you
don't need to work him everyday or 5 days but how can you reach that
condition when you are working, tending to young children (my daughter is
7),
have other responsibilities. Some days it is very frustrating. Today, for
example, I could go over and ride right now but that would leave my 7 year
old on her own... I think not. By the time my husband gets home for supper
it
will probably be raining. Now, there is another issue.... the weather. We
have had a cold, rainy spring. So, how do you all manage? Honestly!


>>
We working/mothering/carpooling/anmal care women so just what you do - and we
look to the light at the end of the workaday tunnel - when we can take a
little time to ourselves to do what we love. And to those who poo-poo the
notion of raising kids (you should have heard the Collie list last month!) I
can say that I wouldn't have it any other way. My young daughters are my
heart and soul and the horses come closely thereafter. Remember...you will
NEVER have these days with your daughter again - they don't come back. You
will always be able to go ride, but you can never recall the moments that you
would choose to miss with your daughter. They are precious. Enjoy the
moments, look forward to when you will see in surprise that she is growing
more responsible, and you can do a few things alone - or with her! It is an
additional repseonsibility - raising children, and one you can do with joy
and pride. It won't be long, so sit back, relax and know that you are not
alone - not by a long shot!
sandy

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