We’re pretty adventurous in our household. I don’t think a week goes by without us going on a hike, mountain bike trail, climbing, kayaking, Paddle boarding, Surfing, you get the idea, anything outdoorsy and fun. But with a World Pandemic on our hands, adventures have been curtailed. So we’re taking mini adventures instead, like walking to the yard the long way round, taking footpaths in the area we haven’t been on before. Getting out and exploring from our home has made us appreciate where we live and when we finally get to go further afield I hope we don’t take that freedom for granted.
We have to go to the yard everyday to feed, water and check over the horses. We poo pick the field daily, getting a 200 litre wheelbarrow full a day, which takes about 30 minutes. Azid needs his fly repellent and killitch putting on. We give them their hard feed and fill up their water. It’s not exciting or groundbreaking stuff but it’s daily chores that have to be done, there’s no putting a horse in the garage and forgetting about it until you want to take it out again.
I actually find the daily routine and the fact that it just has to be done quite comforting. You get into a flow and let your mind wander, listen to the birds and just go into autopilot, I guess you could almost call it a form of mindfulness practice.
Beth Endurance 