$420,000 and he's yours

Does someone want to sponsor me?

Anyone?

in lieu of riding

It is break - and, not being obligated to surround myself with books and papers, I want to do something. Really, truly do something that is as far from sitting and studying as the east is from the west. Typically that means going out to the barn and getting a full body workout via large horses and a hard-core trainer (take that kindly, she's great).

However, this January is a bit, shall we say, wetter than previous Januaries. Snow and flooded arenas make riding a non-option. But I can't sit still. I wasn't made to sit still for more than two months at a time. My poor mother has had to deal with me bouncing off the walls as the snow falls, melts, falls again and once again my plans of the barn are thwarted.

So I tried out a yoga/pilates class.

I arrived a moment or two after the class had begun, and the instructor's rhythmic voice instructed us all to lean into the down dog pose. My poor mind searched for something that looked like a "down dog" and found nothing that resembled what the class was doing. But I did as everyone did, and proceeded to be amused and challenged at the same time.

I'm not as flexible as I thought. Nor is my balance as wonderful as I would assume. My muscles quivered, my ankles wobbled, and I discovered some sweet things to apply to my riding.

Perhaps I should go back.