My really true dream in life is to own and ride horses. I'm still a VERY GREEN beginner; I've put school and such before beginning this goal. Now that I've been out of school for a couple of years, I've been putting off learning to ride because I feel that I would look like a blob on a horse
. I want to feel good and confident! But I'm also sad in the fact that I haven't started my dream yet and I'm nearing 25. I bit the bullet and signed up for a beginner's clinic in a couple of weekends. Yes, I will prob look like a blob but I think my happiness of riding a horse will outweigh my blobiness. If I like the instructor enough, I may chose him to begin beginner's lessons (which I have made one of my weight loss goals... I get a "gift" for every 10 lbs lost and I chose lessons as one). I eventually may want to take up barrel racing! But in order to achieve all of this, I need to get past the mental block of my image.
Be happy you are doing what you love and that you took the courage to get on a horse!
