Richmond BC

So, I arrived in Richmond BC on sunday. The dogs did well in cargo and I am so happy they arrived safe and sound. I was so worried about them. I wish I could have taken them in the cabin, but unfortunately you can only bring one, so the other would have had to go in cargo, when I found that out I made the decision to put them both together in the same kennel in cargo, that way they would at least have each other. I am not gonna lie, I teared up when they took them away to board the plane. I heard Ninja's whimpers and it hurt...Nathan kept assuring me that they would be ok. I knew he was right, I just wanted the plane ride to be over so I could see them ok for myself.

Well...3 hours later...they arrived happy and ok. My "pets in cargo" fears are over, thank you west jet.

Monday was the first day at work. It was good. It rained lightly all day. Today it poured in the morning and cleared up by the afternoon. It's supposed to be hot and sunny for the next week so tomorrow I'm going to bring the dogs to the barn, we'll see how they get along with the horses. Lisa and her dad are great people and the dogs are settling in nicely. They get along great with Shayla, the big german shepherd who resides here. However, they are still learning to get along with 'Fluffy' a greyhound cross. Hopefully within a week everyone will get along ok. I'll just keep reading my Ceasar Millan books and hope for the best...haha (thank you Dom).

I like it here. Bc sure is beautiful. The mountains are spectacular. I can't say I miss winnipeg, but I definitely miss parts of it. I miss my horse, I miss my king size bed, I miss Nathan and his kisses and cuddles, I miss Tia and her firey ways, I miss my late night talks with Christie, I miss my pregnant Best friend and her ever growing belly, I miss my riding partner Stacey, I miss my driving friend Mike, I miss my boy talks with my two sisters. It's only 4 months though, this will be a fun summer and I can't wait till the end of July when my boy gets here.

I guess I'll update more as I do more.

I finally fell

After owning my horse for almost 3 years I finally fell off her yesterday. I always say a rider should fall off their horse at least once. Well yesterday my horse decided to get extremely happy during a full on gallop, she started bucking and throwing her head around (only out of excitement, not out of anger or spite), I managed to stay on during that time but then she threw her head down and I went right over her head.

As I was falling I was seriously thinking "well I've finally fallen off my horse". I was in alot of pain but still laughing the whole time. I got back on her and rode for awhile but as the adrenaline faded the pain started to sink in and I couldn't ride anymore. I had to walk her home 2.5 miles. The shoes I was wearing are meant for riding, not walking, so I got two giant blisters on both my feet, fun fun.

I couldn't untack my horse or let her out, my friend had to do it all cause I could barely move. It took me about 5 minutes just to work my way out of her car when she dropped me off at home.

I landed so hard right on my head. The sound of my head hitting the ground is still very clear in my mind. I always said I had a super hard head but wow do I ever. It's wierd how landing on your head can end up hurting your entire body, it just shows how connected we are. My neck is in so much pain, my shoulder is stiff and sore and my back is messed up. I can't bend down at all otherwise I get an excruciating pain in my lower back. I think I broke my pinky finger too, its swollen and I can't move it.

When I got home I took a hot bath, took some tylenol and put some rub a535 on my back, I hope it gets better cause I could barely move yesterday. Today has been a bit better though. I haven't gone to the doctor, I'd rather not if I can go without it. I'm waiting it out and seeing if it'll get better, if not, I guess I'll go.

In other horsey news: RIP Eight Belles. You flew with a heart of Gold. I hope you are racing through horsey heaven with Barbaro and all the other champions who didn't deserve that sad racehorse-life.