Dance Baby!

“He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; One cannot fly into flying.”

-          Friedrich Nietzsche

Fresh Perspective Farm just grew a bit.  Actually, we more than doubled our size in one fell swoop!  We weren’t planning on putting out a large chunk of change for the land on our northern border, but it was suddenly up for sale and we simply couldn’t resist.  The acquisition means more pasture, insulation from neighbors, and a whole lot of work.  There is old fence to be ripped out and new fence to be built.  It puts all our other projects and dreams on the backburner, but there is no complaining.  We are very, very blessed to be able to expand.

A lack of space might be a farm owner’s biggest fear.  When you have to limit your dreams to the square acreage you are sitting on, it can be difficult to see future dreams become reality.  Now we have the space to dream a bit. 

Planning comes next.  How can we best utilize this space to achieve our dreams?  What must we bite off now?  What can we chew on later?  For dreams to come true, plans have to be implemented step-by-step.

Seems like I’m doing a lot of foundation laying right now.  We’re working on building fence and Nutmeg and I are working on building muscle.  Like a water drip that slowly builds a stalagmite, each post we pound and each transition I ride slowly carries us toward our ultimate goals.  It’s difficult to see an efficient, safe and beautiful horse farm when you look at the wild thicket we are starting with.  Just as it’s hard to imagine Nutmeg successfully competing in the upper levels when we’re spending the winter doing simple walk-trot-walk-halt-walk transitions.  Before you can dance, you have to sweat a lot learning to walk and run.

This is the Month of Thankfulness and while I’d like to say I’m thankful each and every day, I don’t always express it well.  So, thank you for reading.  Thank you to each person who has helped us along our path.  Building the barn and house and now expanding has been such an overwhelming undertaking.  We couldn’t even stand when we started.  Now we are so close to flying.  The same goes to all of you that have supported my equestrian pursuits over the years.  We’ve come a long way from a pony on the back porch with an upside down saddle to where we are now.  Flying is so close, but our dance steps still need some work.  Thank you for the daily Fresh Perspectives that keep us growing.  Thank you for showing us the steps.