At some point most of us have an intermission of sorts in our riding careers, or at the very least a minor “hiccup” where we are horseless for a time. For many, this happens during college or during our debut into the “real world.” (I still haven’t discovered what constitutes the “real world.”) Below are some ideas to keep you in the irons and prevent you from going crazy.
2. Ok, so the first one didn’t really pan out, but that’s why we have enablers, like parents. Just promise to keep a 3.3 2.75 GPA and they’ll pay for your precious pony to attend college with you!
3. Well, studying is hard and your Underwater Basket Weaving professor hated you for no explainable reason, so scratch plan two. But that intercollegiate riding team always sounded like fun, right?
4. Who knew that riding new horses at every show wasn’t a blast? Or that you have to be reasonably responsible and attend meetings…whoops. That’s okay, you’ve got friends that have horses, especially greenies that need to be ridden.
5. So trying to drag the 4 year old away from his friends and into the barn was more work than actually riding. Settling to be the exercise-rider-while-owner-is-on-a-ridiculously-expensive-vacation isn’t looking so bad now, is it?
6. Be an Equine Major.
How have you managed college, or any horseless time period in your life? Wearing my tall boots around and pretending I have something to ride can only placate me for so long. And its getting me weird looks at the grocery store.
