just wondering if there is anybody on here who suffers with lupus and how do you manage to ride and care for your horse when your not feeling too good ?
i was diagnosed with SLE about 7 years ago , generally feel cr*p on a daily basis.
i restarted riding last year after quite a big gap which i enjoy immensly but have to cancel lessons occasionally due to joints/muscles hurting.
i have just changed lessons from in the school to hacking ( my daughters dance classes were conflicting with the lessons and this was the only available class) but it is the last ride of the day .
my problem is i have to use the mounting block to dismount 70% of the time as i cant swing my leg high enough over the saddle , need to have something to grab hold off , but by the time we would get back from the ride everyone has pretty much gone home so its left down to us to untack the horses and take them down to the fields etc.
im abit worried that im not going to be able to dismount at the mounting block on my own
in my other lesson they understand that i do need to dismount outside the school but this ride is working slightly higher than im used to and its not anyone i know, dont want to be a pain
does anyone have any advice that could help me in anyway
thanks
i was diagnosed with SLE about 7 years ago , generally feel cr*p on a daily basis.
i restarted riding last year after quite a big gap which i enjoy immensly but have to cancel lessons occasionally due to joints/muscles hurting.
i have just changed lessons from in the school to hacking ( my daughters dance classes were conflicting with the lessons and this was the only available class) but it is the last ride of the day .
my problem is i have to use the mounting block to dismount 70% of the time as i cant swing my leg high enough over the saddle , need to have something to grab hold off , but by the time we would get back from the ride everyone has pretty much gone home so its left down to us to untack the horses and take them down to the fields etc.
im abit worried that im not going to be able to dismount at the mounting block on my own
in my other lesson they understand that i do need to dismount outside the school but this ride is working slightly higher than im used to and its not anyone i know, dont want to be a pain
does anyone have any advice that could help me in anyway
thanks