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Friday, January 2, 2009

Bad Case of Equine Withdrawal Disease

It’s been over a week since I last saw my horses; I’m off snowmobiling and enjoying time with my family. 

While I definitely have been having a good time in all of this snow, I've started having serious Equine Withdrawal Disease (EWD) symptoms.  What are the symptoms, you ask?  

First of all, if you drive by a field with a horse in it, do you automatically say, "I sure miss (insert your horse's name here"?  Then do you go on to say how much you hope they’re behaving...even though you've called the horse sitter and trainer at least once a day to check on them all?

The second symptom is guilt. Are you feeling as if your horses might actually be missing you? Do you insist on buying 42 different kinds of horse treats as you stop at every single equine related store you see? 

The third symptom is checking your favorite blogs to see who is doing what with their horses. 

The fourth symptom is telling your significant (non-horsey) other how you can not wait to get home so you can see your horses, which in turn makes him/her feel completely unimportant. 

Vacation is great, but I think I need to find a place to go that lets me take the horses with me next year! 

Happy New Year Everyone!  Get out and ride!

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3 Comments:

Blogger Tracey said...

You should feel guilty! We've not heard from you in weeks and you never said how long you'd be gone... It's not just your ponies who are missing you, it's your blogging buddies and forum friends :)

January 2, 2009 at 5:55 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It's her coworkers too! Thankfully, she'll be back on Monday unless her ponies trap her in the barn and refuse to let her go. Maybe we should send out a rescue party--anyone have a Saint Bernard?

January 2, 2009 at 5:58 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you for missing me guys!

I am BACK from the land of VERY much snow and will have a few photos to prove it for this week's blog entry, hehehehe.

It is nice to feel missed (Smile).

KC

January 5, 2009 at 8:43 AM  

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