Hi everyone,
How are you all? I haven't been online for a while but I wanted to tell you all about how I've just completed my number one bucket list item this week! I went horse riding through the Victorian High Country and it was AMAZING!:woot: For those of you not familiar with Australia, have you seen "The Man From Snowy River"? Well its an older movie that was filmed in the beautiful mountains known as the "High Country". I rode a gorgeous horse called Bramble who was so sweet and honest, and really looked after me. We climbed two mountains and had photos taken on the summit! It took us a day to get up, and a day to get down each one. We camped in our swags and had dinner by the campfire.
Thankfully my body handled the 6-8 hours of riding per each day and I had a wonderful time. The scenery was amazing, and it felt like a big achievement as some of the riding was quite challenging. E.g. half walking, half sliding down the mountains and standing right up in the stirrups for hours at a time as our horses climbed the mountains (this helps them get up the hills and takes the weight off their backs). Of course having such good horses made this seem easy =)
The day I travelled home by coach, then by plane, it started to hit me. I started to get auras and almost took a valium, but managed to hold any seizures off. I think it all catches up with me when I stop! The next day I was absolutely shattered! Today I've had a few tears and I still feel really lethargic and a bit depressed, despite knowing its just tiredness. I guess its to be expected, after a very mentally stimulating week, and some real physical work. Despite popular belief, horse riding takes a lot more work than just "sitting on a horse" as some say lol! I am really pleased that I was able to fulfill one of my lifelong dreams, and if the epilepsy devil has to slow me down for a few days afterwards, that's not a bad trade =). Very glad I had the sense to take a few extra days off work!
Now how do I post some photos? =)
How are you all? I haven't been online for a while but I wanted to tell you all about how I've just completed my number one bucket list item this week! I went horse riding through the Victorian High Country and it was AMAZING!:woot: For those of you not familiar with Australia, have you seen "The Man From Snowy River"? Well its an older movie that was filmed in the beautiful mountains known as the "High Country". I rode a gorgeous horse called Bramble who was so sweet and honest, and really looked after me. We climbed two mountains and had photos taken on the summit! It took us a day to get up, and a day to get down each one. We camped in our swags and had dinner by the campfire.
Thankfully my body handled the 6-8 hours of riding per each day and I had a wonderful time. The scenery was amazing, and it felt like a big achievement as some of the riding was quite challenging. E.g. half walking, half sliding down the mountains and standing right up in the stirrups for hours at a time as our horses climbed the mountains (this helps them get up the hills and takes the weight off their backs). Of course having such good horses made this seem easy =)
The day I travelled home by coach, then by plane, it started to hit me. I started to get auras and almost took a valium, but managed to hold any seizures off. I think it all catches up with me when I stop! The next day I was absolutely shattered! Today I've had a few tears and I still feel really lethargic and a bit depressed, despite knowing its just tiredness. I guess its to be expected, after a very mentally stimulating week, and some real physical work. Despite popular belief, horse riding takes a lot more work than just "sitting on a horse" as some say lol! I am really pleased that I was able to fulfill one of my lifelong dreams, and if the epilepsy devil has to slow me down for a few days afterwards, that's not a bad trade =). Very glad I had the sense to take a few extra days off work!
Now how do I post some photos? =)
go girl!!!! Oh so happy for you!
