I never got around to sharing this photo and I’m not sure why because I still think about it often, even though its been a month since it happened and its really nothing to look at. Guess I wanted to keep it safe and treasure the memory.
Max was a horse that i used to be scared to ride when I first bought him. In other people’s opinions, I “over horsed” myself with this one. I believed them, so I stopped riding him as much.
This is how far we have come from that. From not being able to ride him almost 2 years ago, to being able to ride him in nothing.
It was a very wet afternoon and a kilometre into the ride, the bridle snapped in half. He stood still and waited while I tried to figure out how to fix this problem. I basically said eff it and got back on him. We carried on with our ride like nothing happened.
I look back at this photo and the videos every so often, and just smile. I would never do this on Trigger, even though I trust him, I know him.
I took a huge leap of faith that day. Max and I haven’t used a bit or a bridle since. We’re taking it slow, with just our halters. To hopefully one day, be able to confidently do another “nothing” ride like this one.
Funny how it’s the horse you were too scared to ride, you now trust with your whole life. 
