Excellent re getting u n yr horse in the best shape possible. Jealous you can keep riding. I will work hard on me n Thor when weather permits. Just got a foot of snow so going to get him out this aft. Wed Thurs is ice rain. Fri rain then back into the deep freeze. Hope everything isnt sheer ice before the cold returns. Not going to stress. Takes Thor less time to get into shape than me

Weekly report

Week 2
Mon: Personal Trainer 60 min
Riding at home 30 min
Tues: Yoga 75 min
Wed: Riding at home 30 min
Thurs: Yoga 75 min
Fri: Riding lesson cancelled but rode at home 30 min
Sat Na
Sun Mini work out
Food on track

Week 3

What can I say. Man makes plans and God laughs .

My first two weeks went quite well then life happened last Sat. Woke up to a flooded basement. We had a flash freeze Fri nite after some warming weather. The pipes the sump pump use to keep water moving were full of water and froze solid. The pump simply died. Sun nite with temps at about -10C our furnace proved it had been hurt by the flood and died. On top of this we have been working on severing some property to sell. The process has been painful and slow, filled with bureaucracy. Last week this started to move forward. So I spent my week cleaning, boxing up stuff, lawyer and township meetings, meetings with insurance adjuster and clean up crew and on and on.

Mon: Personal Trainer 60 min
Riding at home 30 min
Tues: Yoga 75 min
Wed: Riding at home 30 min
Thurs: Yoga 75 min
Fri: Riding lesson cancelled but rode at home 30 min
Sat Na
Sun Mini work out

Food was on track as were my carbs and yet I didn’t lose a pound — Stress???

This coming week I have come up w a new schedule which includes training Thor for our first event April 28-29: a 10 mile Ride ‘n Tie Sat and a 25 mile ride Saturday. Still have insurance and severance stuff to deal with but fingers crossed, nothing like this past week.

“ .... maybe I shldnt make plans .....”

I hear that. My Mon lesson was cancelled by my trainer due to her recent surgery. I was going to ride here as it was only -5C but when I went out discovered it was -15 with the wind chill. I’m too big a wimp for that. Tues Yoga was cancelled due to ice rain so I’m guessing riding is out of the question around here for a while as everything is a skating rink. Tomorrow is my workout, Thurs is my all morning yoga - God willing that will go as planned. On a happy note had a spa day today - mani, pedi, massage, facial and hair . Feel great but now have to go out and muck out stalls. Hope my horses appreciate my new look.

Week 4

Mon: Riding lesson 60 min. — Cancelled by instructor as she had surgery Friday and wasn’t up to giving lessons yet
Tues: Yoga 75 min — Cancelled by instructor because of ice rain and dangerous driving
Wed: Personal Trainer 60 min — Great challenging class.
Wed: Riding at home 30 min— way too icy. Literally like a skating rink.
Thurs: Yoga 150 min — double class. Flow, followed by tune up balls followed by Yin.
Sat — Yoga at home plus mini workout
Sun — NA — company.
Food on track

So plan is not 100%.

Cannot ride at home because of the ice. Last couple of days were just above freezing but that actually made it worse as there was water on top of the ice. Not sure what will fix it except the arrival of spring. Calling for colder weather this week and a colder than average February so pretty sure the ice is here to stay. The stable is a few yards from our back door. I have been driving to it as the ice is that bad. Thor actually slipped coming in and went down to one knee but he seemed ok. It is just treacherous. My trainer is going to come out to try and find a safe place to ride Thor. If she finds one she will make a route for me to follow and ride with me when possible .... she is a litter braver than I and a much better rider.

Riding lessons may also be an issue. Riding today but my knee surgery is Friday and do not yet know what my recovery time will be but pretty sure next week at least will be a write-off and maybe 2 weeks. Hopefully no more than that. Am looking forward to being pain free at least on my left side. It is affecting my hip, back and neck now. The pain is very boring and affects everything I do.

Yoga will be good this week but, again, with surgery Friday not sure when I can get back to it. Ditto for my mini workouts. Plan to stick to it this week and then see what the surgeon has to say.

I don’t want to wish my life away but really looking forward to April.

Mon: Riding lesson 60 min. — Cancelled by instructor at last minute as she had her first physio which totally drained her. Understandable but
Tues: Yoga 75 min — Excellent class. Mainly hip strengtheners. Class after ours was cancelled so she went for almost 1 1/2 hrs instead of 75 min
Wed: Mini workout - more hips, yoga flows, squats, balance and plank.
Thurs: Yoga 150 min — double class. Flow, followed by tune up balls followed by Yin. More hip work. Just what I need

Food on track

Riding at home 30 min— just simply too much ice. My trainer won’t even ride and she is fearless. Not sure when Thor n I will get out again. Sigh.

So that is it for me for a while. Had my knee surgery today (Fri) so the next several days are all about leg elevation and ice packs. See my surgeon Feb 14th when he will give me a good idea of when I can return to my life. Fingers crossed it is only for 2 or at worse 3 weeks.

Thanks! February is always a long month but this one is going to be extra challenging. Already bored but iI move around my leg gets very angry. Must say, very jealous of your indoor arena. Must come in handy when the cold isn’t so extreme. It is on my wish list.

Wow. Riding at night in snow fall. One of the few beautiful equestrian things only possible in winter. We too are considering heading south next winter. Do you take your horse(s)?

Last week was my first week halfway back after surgery

Mon zilch
Tues 75 min yoga
Wed 60 weights class
Thurs 120 min yoga

And that was it for the week. Leg was definitely sore after sitting around for 2 weeks and especially my left hip and calf although I actually had knee surgery. Everything is connected.

Start back riding next Mon ... March 5th. Nervous but hopeful.

Last week ...

Mon 35 min riding lesson
Tues 75 min yoga
Wed 60 weights class
Thurs 120 min yoga
Fri zilch
Sat zilch
Sun zilch

Rough week as I caught a bug that started Monday night and built thru the week. Lots of sneezing and coughing. My husband is concerned as it sounds like I have fluid in my lungs so going to emerge today to check it out and to get an inhaler as my current one is off code. I have asthma but it only rears it’s ugly head every two or three years when I get sick like this.

Friday went to an NKT therapist re my shoulder and hip issues. My shoulder has been getting progressively worse over the past few months. I injured it years ago during an unscheduled dismount from my then horse, Theo. My hip has also been bugging me a lot - pretty sure it’s from that knee but really need to get everything moving better w minimal pain.

Great news is we went to visit a friend and her 16 hand purebred Arabian horse yesterday. They went for a ride and my hubby Tom fell in love. Toi is almost 18 but an amazing horse. He has done 50s and 75s plus dressage and jumping. Anither friends horse is still going strong and he’s 25 - still doing 50s. Last year he did a 75 and got Best Condition. The best part is our friend was the breeder for Toms current horse, Dolly and wants her back for her niece. So it will be a direct trade - Dolly for Toi. And Tom, who pretty much only rides at events is planning his training schedule so that will be fun for all of us. Lots of riding together. Fingers crossed for an amazing season.