Hi all! I had a very fun weekend two weekends ago! After a couple bad weeks, which were not good at all health wise, I decided I needed to go have a fun weekend! I went horse back riding with one of my best friends, Jessie. I have not ridden for at least a year and it felt FANTASTIC to be back on a horse. I have ridden horses since I was 8 and it is the one sport that I love! I went for a nice long ride on a wonderful little horse named Tucker. I have ridden him a number of times previously and he is incredibly sweet! He did great, I didn't fall off (which would have been VERY bad), and I had a blast. I even jumped him a tiny little bit which was great! I did really well that day and didn't hurt too badly. It hurt my lower back a little bit along with my neck and my ankle, but nothing too badly. I got dehydrated because I rode for a couple hours without fluids, which was a really poor decision! I did alright though and drank tons of my electrolyte enhanced water after the fact.
The next day my hips felt AWFUL! I could barely walk and my sprained ankle really hurt, but it was SO worth it. I waddled around like a penguin for two days, which was fun for the people around me to watch :) My neck muscles were also killing me! This is not a good sign, but also not unexpected. I am so glad that I got to go riding!
It is the small victories in life that count and this was a very exciting victory for me and I hope to be able to go riding again before winter sets in!!!
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