The doctor has informed me I have pneumonia. And it's contagious. Ewwww. Apparently the recommended treatment includes lots of sleep and heavy duty antibiotics, and no big adventures with horses (or even outside the house). Since I promised to behave so I can stay at home rather than in the hospital, the ponies are going to have a little time out for a few days. I'm feeling super frustrated about the situation. This is going to be a huge exercise in patience for me!
I am going to use this chance to catch up on all the training books and videos I keep meaning to look at. And I'll read the horsey blogs all day, of course. If anyone wants to suggest a great video, book, blog, anything, please do so in the comments. I'd love to check them out and I'll put them all into a post in a few days for future reference!
To get us started off, besides all the great blogs listed on the right of this page, here's a few more of my favorite references :
-Horse Hero
UK based video site with hundreds of different training videos. There's a minimal subscription fee and maybe 10 or so new videos a month, so I tend to subscribe for a month or two every three of four months and binge watch them all. Lots of big names and 15-30min videos, so a really great resource. Also, it's British, so even if they were talking about mundane subjects, they'd sound super educated and sophisticated and you'd feel smarter for listening ;)
-CoTH
The forums quite frankly scare me, but I can still get lost reading for hours. The articles are usually good and well written.
-USEF Network
I find this one to be a little finicky with our internet connection, but when I do get things to play, it's amazing! Tons of live feeds, and lots of videos on demand as well. I watched a lot of the Devon horse show, and keep going back to re watch my favorite Rolex rides. I love the George Morris clinics when they're available. And it's free!
Happy riding, everyone!
Boo, poor you. I hope you feel better asap!
ReplyDeleteShall pop on my thinking cap for book etc recommendations
yikes - hope you feel better soon! (tho i gotta admit - i'm a little impressed that you're having to exercise patience while recuperating rather than, ya know, lying around feeling like death, like most ppl with pneumonia! that's tough stuff!)
ReplyDeleteI get all impatient and fidgety, and then immediately feel like death if I move. But I like to imagine I'm pretty tough and just about to go see the horses or something while I lay around watching TV ha ha
DeleteUSEF Network is my fave! So many pretty, pretty ponies <3
ReplyDeleteI know! I get a bit of the 'I wants' checking out all the pretty clothes and tack!
DeleteI hope you are feeling better soon!! I also am a big USEF fan :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's hard to beat :)
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