Hiatus

Posted by Laura Thompson Apr 6, 2009

As you can probably tell from my recent lack of activity, I've taken a short hiatus—both from riding and from writing. This isn't because I was feeling burned out by either obligation, but because a family matter took precedence over everything else.

Now I'm back in the saddle again and excited about sharing my love of horses with all of Suite 101's readers. I can't tell you how good it feels to sit down at my computer and type just for the love of sharing information, or to visit my horses and actually have longer than five minutes to work and play.

What I've noticed, however, is that our muscles tend to atrophy when they aren't kept in use. Yesterday, after my first rigorous ride in almost two months, I felt like I would never be able to sit down normally again. Similarly, I find that writing doesn't come as naturally or as easily as it did before my brief hiatus.

Let this be a lesson to you: If possible, maintain your literal or figurative muscles for whatever you enjoy doing on a daily basis. Be it riding horses, writing articles or painting beautiful pictures, don't let other aspects of life get in the way.

Starting tomorrow, I will get to work on the myriad questions I've received from Suite101 readers over the last 60 days. I might be late, but I'm getting it done!

Have a question about horses? Send it to Horses@Suite101.com and Laura Thompson will provide an answer, either in a private e-mail or in a blog post.

In the meantime, if you need a pony fix, check out some of my latest articles:

• Reducing Back Pain on Horseback
• How to Deal with a Striking Horse
• Learning Diagonals on Horseback
• How to Tie a Horse

NOTE: If you write me to ask a horse question, please give me as many details as possible so I can be thorough. Include the age, breed and experience level of the horse if applicable, and describe any surrounding incidents that might help explain your problem. Thank you!