empowerment = pulling your own horse trailer

As many of you know, my daughter is an event rider. This means from February – October everything is about the horse. And from May – October my schedule is dictated by horse shows that are located everywhere from Vermont, Massachusetts, Western NY, Virginia, and Maryland. Typically, we ride to these events with the trainer – who hauls the horse because she is also riding at the event.

However, the next couple months – starting with August – is a little different. The trainer has a high level horse which means she is traveling south for most of her shows and not attending the same shows my daughter would be attending. In the past, we’ve mooched rides from other riders – which is not that easy since Eventers are a “breed all their own” so to speak.

So last week we took the plunge and bought a small 2 horse bumper pull trailer. And this past weekend, for the GMHA Training 3-day event in Vermont, I pulled a horse for the first time.

My new Land Cruiser was perfect for the job! And the feeling for me was nothing short of EMPOWERING! Suddenly, a whole new world of horse heaven opened up for my daughter and I. The potential to go to clinics without worrying about “how to get there” or paying 88 cents a mile (or more!) to get the horse there.

It was a great feeling to feel such empowerment. Have you ever felt this way about something new?

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