Good Day, Bad Day...

Some days are good, some days are bad.

Thats true everywhere, but when you are in a strange country without your support system it feels even more raw.

I have been lucky to have a few fantastic weeks, happy family, happy dogs, happy horses. I have been on some amazing hikes with Julia & Claire and the dogs, plus a yummy lunch where I spoiled myself a bit ;) The hikes here are simply breathtaking, the views like nothing I have seen before and can't be compared to a walk in the British Countryside.

Ethans been doing superbly at school. Getting amazing grades and making lots of new buddies. He is also totally hooked on Tae Kwon Do. I have never seem him so keen on something and he can't wait to go to class. He gets three lessons a week and is earning his stripes towards allowance to take his yellow belt test. I love watching him there and am so proud of my little man.

Today sucked. Detour was in the vets this morning as he has been dropping weight more and more. He is down to 11.70kg again. He has been treated for EPI for over a year now but I think his B12 levels have dropped now and he has stopped absorbing nutrients properly. He is now on a course of B12 injections to see how he gets on. Hopefully he will start to put weight on again now.

I popped to FOH afterwards, I probably shouldn't have gone as wasn't feeling the love but went anyway. It is mud city after rain and snow and as the arena was busy I was limited with where I could use. The horses have all been moved around and mixed up so they are all unsettled. After trying to long rein briefly and slipping around with a horse that wasn't very settled today, I decided it wasn't safe for me or the horses and make did with a groom and scratch for them instead. I left feeling a little dejected as I can't see that changing much over the winter.

The list goes on a bit, but I won't go on about having a bad day, I am well aware of how lucky I am for this chance of being out here and how lucky I am to be able to have these days to go off and investigate and have my own time and therefore I have no rights whatsoever to feel blue. However, its just one of those days, feeling a bit blue and a bit alone. Ah well, onwards and upwards, stiff upper lip and all that! x