POSITIVE HEELING
When life told me to slow down
I started this website after a traumatic accident on 12/26/22 falling off Arby while I was trying to get on bareback. I shattered my heel. So I felt it was only right to post this picture of us bareback in December of 2023... This is HUGE! I got on bareback and everyone there was so proud of me.
This year has been a WHIRLWIND to say the least... From moving back into Austin then back up north to a house in Leander, getting toxic friends out of my life and then gaining some of the best people I've ever met and match my energy of love, compassion, and empathy. One exciting thing was getting a new puppy! But with the new puppy came the death of my first dog, Kono. But, I know she is in a better place eating all the left overs she can.
This past year was touch after the shattered heel. Physically I was ok healing but mentally? It was a STRUGGLE. I ended up buying a Western saddle to help me feel more safe while I ride, but on my first ride back on? 3 minutes. I didn't actually become consistent riding Arby up until September... Then at this time I suffered from a severe mental breakdown. I ended up taking 7 weeks off of work. I am doing SO much better now. I am riding Arby, when it's not raining, 6 days a week and we've begun a new journey: Dressage.
I am looking forward to getting my thoughts out on here and telling stories and sharing the highs and lows with yall!
MY STORY
Hey yall! My name is Alicia and you guessed it, I'm a crazy horse girl! We all know that saying that people call horse girls crazy but me? I'm a little bit on that true side of crazy horse girl. I have Bipolar 2 with psychotic tendencies and a helluva lot of PTSD. I have been seeing the same psychiatrist for 18 years. That is half of my life. I love that man. He knows me better than most people. I have been seeing the same therapist for 7 years and I love him SO much. He keeps me grounded and is always pushing for me to strive more. I also recently started seeing a therapist who specializes in CPTSD. We have already started and oh boy, it is hard.
I have been riding since I can remember. I started taking lessons at 11 years old and a couple years later when my family bought a pecan orchard, my dad bought me my very first horse, Cheyenne. I did barrel racing with her. When I went to college, I did not have time for my horse and she was sold, but riding was never far from my mind. After I graduated, I began taking English riding lessons at several barns in the Austin area..... And on 6/10/2020, right into Covid, I, very impulsively, signed the paperwork to do a lease to own and now I own Arby. I bought him as a just have fun horse... But after my injury, I had a hard time getting back in the saddle. I started in August being able to go out semi-consistently to ride. In November I began riding in the mornings with our 2 new dressage boarders, who have become 2 of my closest friends.... And now? I've fully turned to the dark side and Arby and I are learning dressage! It's never too late to start a passion!
I also practice yoga! I'm actually a certified yoga teacher, but I really just wanted to deepen my practice. It's been hard making it to my home studio, but my AMAZING mom bought my membership and I'm going at least 4 times a week! Yoga is truly helpful in so many ways.
