Equine Goals

I've decided to donate my video skills to Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) in Woodinville, WA to help rehome horses and to promote the organization.

While I was there, I realized that I really want to be involved in helping horses.  I know I want my first horse to be a rescue and I want to be involved in the training process to help rehabilitate problem horses.  In the future, I'd like to run my own horse rescue organization out of my own farm.

Since my last working student experience, I've been a little unsure of what I wanted to do with my life involving horses.  I know that I still want to compete and I want to work with horses.  I do still want to compete at the upper levels, but I know that I need to compete at the lower levels first.

In addition to working with horses, I want to write.  I want to write screenplays, novels, video games, and articles for magazines.

I think I'm beginning to figure out the balance I need in my life and what I really want to do.

So I'm looking for another working student position so I can continue to build upon my equine knowledge and experience.  I can use this knowledge and experience to write horse-related movies, novels, video games, and articles for horse magazines.

I don't only want to write about horses, though, as I do have a wide range of interests... but maybe I'm leaning toward I want that to be my expertise.

My equine goals for the next month are as follows:

Find a new working student position
Start a promotional video for SAFE

Heartland is the first star to the right and straight on til morning!

I love the show Heartland.  Most people would find this to be really out of character for me because I'm not normally into family dramas.  I'm more into horror and dark things... Or as my nephew said once, I like black things and death.  I think I like Heartland so much because it was introduced to me at a really dark time in my life.  I found comfort in the show and the family dynamic within the show.  And of course, the horses...  I also wanted to be like Amy Fleming.  Who wouldn't?

Anyway, I've watched the entire series about 3 times (7th season starts in a few days!), but each time I watch it, I am enjoying something different.  Before, I was deeply depressed and wishing I could transport myself into that life.  Now when I watch it, I'm not in that dark place, but I still find myself wanting that life.

However, every time I attempt to get that life, it falls short.  And here I am, attempting to push for that life one more time.  I want horses in my life.  Permanently.  I know they take a lot of hard work and dedication and I'm willing to do that.  I know life will never be like the show because let's face it, it's basically a fantasy, but I can try.

So I'm looking for another working student position.

Maybe I'm crazy.

Or maybe I'm just completely addicted to horses.

Either way, I'm willing to give it one more go.

There's no way I can stay away.  Maybe the next trainer I get will be THE ONE.