No Excuse Zone
by Karyn "K.C." Cowdrey
For me, working for a horse magazine is both energizing and time consuming. Before I came to work at NWHS, I was self-employed and had the luxury of riding whenever I felt like riding. Now I have an M-F 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. job, but I still have two young horses that are in training and need miles put on them to become broke horses, and I still have 5 Belgian Tervuren dogs that expect time and attention, and require grooming and training as well.
What I have found is that I actually ride more consistently, now that I’m on a tighter schedule, than I did when I was self-employed.
What?
Yes, you read it correctly: I ride more now than I did before. I truly believe it is because my time is so tight. I have learned that I must stick to my schedule to accomplish the personal goals I have for my horses’ training levels. I can no longer afford to make an excuse to not ride. I will not be able to go out in a few more hours when the rains let up because I won’t be home in a few more hours. I cannot figure I can make up a day off by riding tomorrow because tomorrow I have to work all day.
What do you do to find the time to ride? Do you schedule it in or just go when the time presents itself, or...? Drop me a note and let me know. I’m always looking for innovative ways to get things done.
For me, working for a horse magazine is both energizing and time consuming. Before I came to work at NWHS, I was self-employed and had the luxury of riding whenever I felt like riding. Now I have an M-F 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. job, but I still have two young horses that are in training and need miles put on them to become broke horses, and I still have 5 Belgian Tervuren dogs that expect time and attention, and require grooming and training as well.
What I have found is that I actually ride more consistently, now that I’m on a tighter schedule, than I did when I was self-employed.
What?
Yes, you read it correctly: I ride more now than I did before. I truly believe it is because my time is so tight. I have learned that I must stick to my schedule to accomplish the personal goals I have for my horses’ training levels. I can no longer afford to make an excuse to not ride. I will not be able to go out in a few more hours when the rains let up because I won’t be home in a few more hours. I cannot figure I can make up a day off by riding tomorrow because tomorrow I have to work all day.
What do you do to find the time to ride? Do you schedule it in or just go when the time presents itself, or...? Drop me a note and let me know. I’m always looking for innovative ways to get things done.
Labels: finding time, riding
posted by NWHS at
10:47 AM
1 Comments:
One thing I do to 'make time' to ride is literally schedule it into my week, kind of like 'date night' with my horse!
I have found this works well for me because I work 50 hour weeks and found myself not even seeing my horse if I did not put it on my calendar.
Helen Harrison -
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