Photographic evidence!

I've been riding Sid again! He's an absolute doll. Its the most remarkable thing...I'm really not scared of him at all. I thought I would be, but we just fell back into the same rhythm that we used to have. He is SO much fun to ride.

Not super flattering of him, but the only one where I'm not squinting.

So. The bad news. And the reason I've been absent. He's for sale, and I am so, so, so (a million so's) sad about it. I love him, he's so fun, he's the horse I've always wanted and finally got, he's nice enough to do the FEI stuff. But right now I'm beginning to realize that my first priority is medical school, and the next few years will not allow enough time to ride much, let alone show. He is not a horse you can hop on 3 times a week without receiving some serious attitude, and 3 days a week is what I have right now, and probably will be for a while. Everyone in my life supports me, and agrees that it is the right thing to do, but that really doesn't make it any easier. I've been up crying over him every night, I'm truly heartbroken. I've sold a lot of horses, but never ever felt so crappy about it. 

So anyway, I'm sort of in the throws of horse selling and horse shopping and it's all kinda sucky. But I'll get through it, Sid will end up with a fantastic home that loves, appreciates, and uses him, and I'll get something I can just hop on with no drama. Or at least that's what I keep trying to convince myself. 

Also photographic evidence of his cuteness.