grinandbareit - 2015-04-01 10:27 AM


You are the only one who can answer that question... Let me tell you, from my experience, what I have learned. (I'm assuming you are a believer because you mentioned that maybe God is telling you to quit, so I'm basing my response on that.)

I have had/made some really nice horses over the years. Many winners, but it seems that the one thing that has eluded me is keeping them sound. I would be doing great on one and then "boom" something would happen. You mentioned that you are obsessed with this. Reading about it, watching videos, always have it on your mind... I was the same EXACT way. What God has taught me through those trials is that being obsessed with anything but Him is not a good thing. It took me a long time to figure out that my horses had become my God. My emotions were directly effected by what happened to or with them. If I had to be off a horse for some reason, I would go nuts. It became who I was and not what I did. It took me a very long time to create balance with these horses. Me and everyone around me is much happier these days. You know what else? I haven't had a real soundness issue in a while. (Praise God!).

My advice? If you love it, keep doing it. Just try to remember that it is not who you are it is simply what you do. Don't let it control your emotions and don't let it control your pocketbook either. When the time is right, and you have learned what God needs you to learn, things will turn around.

As far as the surgery goes... If she is a super nice 1d horse, then do it. If she is a prospect and not worth $25K or more right now, sell her and don't invest the time or money into fixing it. Something else will come along that will be better.

Go like my facebook page - Barrel Racing Clinics by Joy Cameron and read some of the posts on there. You'll relate to a lot of them. Good luck!