Meghan A

Added some bridleless fun back into our riding work today! Moj was perfect of course ☺️
It’s so nice to be able to pretty much jump right back to the basics of everything we were doing last year even after such an extended break. Just focusing on getting that fitness level back up!

Calm evenings with Moj 🥰

Life with Moj lately 💕
I’ve been sitting on posting this for a bit just because I wanted to get the right words and I feel it’s an important topic to discuss. Over the winter I took a break from riding, mostly because I don’t handle cold weather well (like at all) but secondly because I was trying to figure out how to balance a full time job and grad school. And while I do think that break was essential for me and Moj, it led to a bit of a mental spiral for me and I was really struggling for a few months. Motivation to be at the barn was at a low and I honestly started wondering if I even wanted to still have horses and continue riding. It’s tough to balance everything, especially when you can’t necessarily count on a good ride to lift your spirits due to a complicated horse or due to letting life and feelings get in the way of communicating positively with your horse.
Now that the weather has been gradually getting nicer, I’ve made it a point to focus on working with Moj again and going out to the barn and it truly has lifted my spirits again. I’ve found myself happier and wanting to be around my barn friends again and have started looking forward to what this year will bring, horse wise. That’s the worst thing that I’ve found about major depressive episodes: they rob you of the enjoyment that your favorite activities bring and thus make you question the activity’s worth. It also doesn’t help trying to find the energy to enjoy hobbies when it seems almost everything else in the world is going wrong.
But these past few weeks have reminded me how important my horses are to me and the balance of my life. Horses have been a constant in my life from a young age for a reason. They fulfill a part of my “why” in my life. I may not always realize how important they are to me, but I do know that my life is made infinitely better by their presence. That’s what this winter taught me. Without the storms we cannot appreciate the clear skies. I have more appreciation for the role that my horses and my barn family play in my life than ever before. And I am continually so thankful to be part of a barn family that is always ready to welcome me back to the light with open arms

Missing the fairytale summer days while I’m stuck in the apartment during the snowpocalyse ❄️❄️

3 years. 3 years with this special horse. 3 years filled with moments of happiness, tears, doubts, determination, and love.

To most, 3 years is nothing. It’s a new partnership that has barely taken root. For Mojo and I, it is everything.

They say horses speak to the soul and show us what we need to learn about ourselves. Mojo has done that for me over and over again in the time that I have had him. I have learned my own strength in times where I have been made to feel so small. Thanks to Mojo. I have learned to trust my instincts, even when others are convinced I am wrong. Thanks to Mojo. I have rediscovered the beauty in trying new things because simply “why not”. Thanks to Mojo. And I have learned how to trust again: to sincerely trust in the friends I have, in the trainer that continually shows me how to believe in myself, and in my horses that would genuinely jump the moon for me. Thanks to Mojo.

3 years with Mojo has taught me so much and I am truly grateful for every moment I have had with him. So thank you Moj, for trusting me to be your person. I look forward to all the moments and memories yet to come 💜