The Adnostic

It was all going so well. I should have known it was also going too well.

Jacque, Katanga's owner, pulled me aside the other day after her lesson and began with these tragic words, "I wanted to be the one to tell you this...."

Apparently, Jacque can't afford to keep Katanga in training anymore and is taking him to the same facility as Millbrook's in Norco. I can't say I was happy about the news, but I wasn't surprised either. Jacque and Ralph, both school teachers by trade, had been living the dream for a while now with Katanga and Tiger in training and Sophia busy growing up and getting ready to be put into training in Norco, it was bound to catch up with them eventually. Three horses would make just about anyone short of Veruca Salt swallow hard.

So now I'm horseless. I'm going to give Tiffany a chance to find something else for me, but I don't think she can. She has enough clients that she doesn't need a lesson program anymore, and I doubt anyone at the barn has the need for someone to ride their horse once a week. Especially someone who can't afford to help with the bills.

Money. Money. Money. It all comes down to money.

A friend of mine was riding for free at a barn in Orange for a while. I may see if she can make an introduction, but I'll wait for the dust to settle before I do.