Horse woes & a little egg

Last night we went to ride our horses at our trainers.  It wasn't a good night for Doll & I.  It was a mixture of things that added up to no fun.  She got spooked and I got stressed.  We rode through it but it shook me up.  Mostly, I was faced with the fact that I have a lot to learn about horses.  I'm up for it but at the time I questioned whether I was strong enough physically and emotionally to be a good leader.  She is a great horse but I have to learn to be a good horseman.  That is going to required time and lots of it.  I came home, had a cry, a hot shower and headed for bed. 

This morning, I was still feeling unfit to live on a farm as I headed out to clean the chicken coop.  The morning was cooler with cloud cover and the nest boxes needed to be opened.  As I opened the first door, I found a delightful little surprise.  A small brown egg!  My first one!  It's amazing how such a small thing can turn your day around! All I can say is that the work I have put into raising chickens was completely worth it with the arrival of this little gift.  I think the experience with the horses will be the same.  Work, dirty hard work will be followed by little moments of farming bliss.