Spring Reset

Welcome back to another blog post. It is springtime, even though it doesn’t feel like it yet. Still, I am going to challenge myself to do a spring reset with my horses, and I thought I should bring you guys along for the ride! It is free. I am just going to make a blog post every week for 4 weeks, saying what I am working on and the steps I am taking to reconnect, reset, and recenter.

Why am I doing this now?

I know a lot of people are already in full force, getting ready for summer (it would help if winter didn’t want to say hi again). This year as I look at summer and start to get my horses ready I realize I am in need of a reset. I wasn’t planning on doing this, but I am in a new season of my life. I had a baby, which turned my world upside down in the best way possible, and my whole world has kind of revolved around him. I am starting to take some steps for myself again. Even though he is not a baby anymore, he turns 2 this year. Everyone is on their own timeline, and the beauty is in honouring that about yourself. I still don’t have a ton of time to do so, but I am still trying to create time for my soul and me again. Anyways, I went to a barrel jackpot to have some fun. Well, my girl Sierra came to work, and boy, was I not prepared for it. In so many ways, my body wasn’t ready, my timing wasn’t right, and it was hard mentally. I have never felt this disconnect from my riding before. Even if I ever gave my horse a couple of months off, it would come back to me like riding a bike, as the saying goes. I might be a little rusty, but it wasn’t like this. It felt like a disconnect from my body. I know I am almost 2 years postpartum and rode last year, but I think, in my brain, after so long, everything would go back to the way it was. The truth is, I am a brand-new person in every sense. The old me is not there anymore, and the transformed me is in her place. I knew) this was true a couple of months after giving birth, but I didn’t think it would ever be that way with my riding. So where am I now? That is what I have to figure out.

If you want to do this with me I would to have you. You don’t have to be a mom. Your situation might be completely different. There are all kinds of reasons for wanting a reset with yourself, your horse, and your life. I don’t know what your situation is, but here is how I am starting, little by little.

What is my baseline?

That is all we are trying to figure out this week. Simple, yes, but very important. How are we going to reconnect and move forward if you don’t know where you are right now?

I will be doing for my personal strength, my horses' condition, and my connection to my horses, to myself, to a higher power, and to mental space and environment.

Now these are just my areas; I am evolving, you can use mine or come up with your own, it does not matter. The improvement thing is to pick some areas of your life to dive deeper into.

Most of these are self-explanatory, but there are some things you may not consider. There can be mini-focuses within a single heading. For example, the connection to my horses can be broken down further. I see them every day and spend time with them, so that connection remains very strong, but our working connection or relationship, however you want to put it, is very weak, and there is a lot of uncertainty for both of us. Remember, you have more than one relationship within the one you have with your horse. For example, your emotional connection vs your working relationship, depending on what you do with them. All of them must be built, strengthened, and maintained.

If you want to tell me your baseline or what you're focusing on, message me! See you next week for what I am doing next to reset myself and my horses. Thanks for coming along for the ride.

With Light and Love,

Whit