Know how many tylenol / advil I have taken today?

So yeah, I’m sore.  My back hurts.  Well, no surprise there.  I think I strained a neck muscle too.  Actually my whole body hurts.  This isn’t all related to the fall.  I think it’s a combination of fatigue, strained muscles, riding every day (or near every day), fall, age.

Right now, my ailments are as follows:  strained neck muscle, sore left shoulder, strained right bicep, bruised lower back (how’s this for irony… I’m damaged across my tattoo that says ‘courage’), strained left calf muscle, puncture wound on my shin, 3 bruised toes (where a horse ABBY) stepped on my foot… and a partridge in a pear tree.

See, here is a good example where I need someone to baby me.  Or send me a present.  I like presents.  A get well present!  My happiness can be bought!

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So today, I rode Miss.  Mere helped me with flying lead changes.  I should have worked a lil harder but I was feeling like complete crap.  We accomplished what we set out to tho, so it was good.  Miss was awesome (of course).   I jumped just a few jumps (just to get the flying changes).  Both Ash W. and Mere said I looked fine over the jumps, so that was reassuring.  Mere said I have to work on sitting UP between and after the jumps.  Kevin says the same thing.  Ugh.  I think its’ habit (and maybe laziness.)  Or maybe my back is broken.  Maybe all of the above.

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Cook is good as usual.  She’s sweet.  She is off until Fernando comes back on Wednesday.  I observed her in the pasture looking not-so-sound.  So she’s out of work.  I might walk her around tomorrow.

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Hope everyone has a good week.