Ramblings of a crazy person

Meeting the love of my life the day I lost Toro was an incredible thing in both ways. I completely believe everything happens for a reason and that day that was so true. I always tell Jack that he was the shining light that found me on my darkest day.  I went to the pub after saying my goodbyes with a couple of friends because I didn’t want to go home and be alone. It was late May bank holiday and we were sitting on a bench outside. This scruffy guy came up and said excuse me I thought he was going to ask for a lighter or something but he asked for my number.  This has never happened to me in my life before! I was a little unsure but hesitantly gave him my number. Then when I asked him his name and he said Jack that was the first coincidence. The day after was the 8th anniversary of my old boyfriend Jacks death so that was a sign.  Since then another coincidence in our relationship was that morning before I said goodbye to Toro I went on a hack in Windsor gre...

This blog entry has taken me 6 months to be able to face writing it because it was the toughest thing I have been through.  I remember when toro arrived at the yard back in 2018. He was a retired polo pony who had been put out in a field for winter. He was overweight, unclipped and fluffy and had a look like a rabbit in the headlights all the time. I think that’s what started the bond because at that time we were both so lost in life though I didn’t know it at the time.  I spent time with him in the stable for a few months before I rode him. Grooming him as his fur all moulted out and found he was such a calm old boy but a worrier who would jump at everything. He couldn’t trot when he came as they don’t trot in polo so I had to wait a while before I got to actually ride him.  The first time I rode him I instantly fell in love. He was so easy. Over the months we built our confidence together and I got him into dressage competing in online dressage competitions...