Between the new job in the “real world”, the old and new writing jobs, and spending time with my family, I wasn’t sure I would get around to doing any work with my horses this winter.
After hubby sold my mare, I got to thinking: I’m out of horses to ride. I have two up and coming horses: my gelding and my filly. With little time on my hands, I decided I needed to come up with a training schedule. Looking over my day-to-day schedule and carving out time took some effort. Do I cut into writing time? Do I cut into my “down time” (aka TV time)? What about my exercise time? My reading time? Skip the shower and hit the barn?
I have options. Do I really need 30 minutes to exercise in the morning? Cut it down to 15, walk to the barn rather than drive, (add another 5) , and use the extra time with the horses. Shower is a must before work, but if I head to the barn right after work, then I can spend a little more time with the horses and shower just before bed.
All in all, I found that my “no time to do it” granted me a full hour with the horses – thirty minutes per horse per day, or sixty minutes for one horse every other day. The great thing about finding time, is it is flexible, and so am I.
