Posted by Pfinstegg on June 15, 2004, at 15:41:12
In reply to Racer? » Racer, posted by antigua on June 15, 2004, at 13:22:24
It's so disappointing, but I can understand that you might not feel able to train a challenging young horse when you are feeling so depressed. I was severely depressed for about ten years, and during that time, I didn't have the confidence to ride and train my own young horse. There is so much non-verbal communication going on between a horse and its trainer, and things can go wrong when our moods are very low. I got injured twice during that time (kicking and actually ramming me with his head), although nothing like that had ever happened to me before. Once the depression got better, I was able to function around horses as I had before the depression hit so severely. (I did get rid of the one who rammed me, though!)
From an outside view, you presently don't have any medications or a good therapist to go to. I think it's very reasonable to hope that, once you get those things in place that you will gradually begin to regain use of all the talents you have- horse-training included!
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