Yesterday was one of those days where just everything falls into place, and all those times i felt i had failed and like giving up were all forgotten.
Yesterday was the first time in well over 6 months that i had sat on, let alone even rode, my beautiful mare Blaze :)

It was one of those spontanious things, one of those "Flow with the go, and go with flow" type of moments, which personaly, i find to be the ones that achieve what you'd believe impossible and always feel the most special :)

I had taken blaze for a short walk in hand, as part of her rehabilitaion. The sun was high in the sky and the air crisp, perfect weather for a quiet stroll down the hill and through the neibourghing livery yard. Blaze seemed very happy to be out, investigating every hedge and fence, aknowlodging evey horse we pasted and stopping to graze when ever we passed a patch of grass. We were both enjoying our time out together :)

When we got back to the land Blazes field is right up the top of the drive, so still have few more minuets walk. Blaze stopped again to munch of some grass and it so happened she had parked herself right next to the mounting block, in the words of Linda Parelli "How Interesting." It was then my mind began to wonder and i thought about hopping on. Just the thought of it was sending the butterflies in my stomach crazy and the more i thought about it the more nervous i got. Before i had a chance to argue with myself, that it was too soon and we've done no where near enough work for me to starting riding, i had climbed on the the mountain block and swung my leg over Blazes back, and was perched upon her :)

She didnt even flinch, she continued to snatch at the grass along the fence line. I let her graze for a few more minuets and finaly worked up the courage to ask her to walk on. She did as i asked and began strolling up the drive :)

I was over the moon that finaly, after months and months of stretches and mundain pole work, i was once again riding out with my partner, and it has never felt so perfect :) May i add, that Baze had nought but her rope head collor on and her 12 ft rope that i had drapped over her neck. Just like the summers before, when we'd been out riding all day, Blaze was once again taking us home without me interfering with reins nor leg :)

Riding has never felt so blissfull, and in this moment i felt truley blessed that even after all this time me and Blaze still share the perfect partnership :)
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