On top of the incredible turmoil of the world in general right now, I am heartbroken to learn that my trainer is moving away at the end of the month. She is moving back to her hometown to be closer to her family, as her young son grows up. And I absolutely understand her reasoning and it makes sense, but I am quite saddened by the news.
I've had a relationship with her as a Trainer for nearly 3 years now, and she has inside knowledge of Banner (as she rode him weekly for months before I owned him). She has always been patient and kind with Charmer as well, and keeps a good sense of humor about his antics.
Lately, Banner has really been kind of a pill and I was definitely planning to lean heavily on Trainer C to try to get us back to "normal", but now this has rocked my world just a bit. There's another trainer at the barn that I train at that I am also familiar with & who I love, but she is more expensive, and even just the $10 or $15 difference that it is, adds up really quickly.
I am going to work on stepping up my at home training game so I'm a bit less reliant on trainers, but I do best in a program, and I know that about myself. Based on location and what I'm looking for in a trainer, I feel a bit stuck as to where I go from here.
I have a friend who runs her own training barn at a reasonable price per lesson that I'm considering working with, but she definitely doesn't have the experience level that Trainer C does. Or my other option is to work with Trainer S at the same barn, but minimize my # of lessons in order to stay within a reasonable budget.
Compared to the craziness going on in the lives of so many right now, I know this is a trivial concern, but it has really been a struggle for me to wrap my brain around over the last few days. It seemed very out of the blue and now I am suddenly reeling to figure out what my training life will look like once things begin returning to "normal".
I'm so grateful for Trainer C and all that she has done to improve my riding and continuing education in the saddle over the last few years, and it will be such a loss to our community to have her leave.
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| Photos are from the last lesson I had with Trainer C |
I've had a relationship with her as a Trainer for nearly 3 years now, and she has inside knowledge of Banner (as she rode him weekly for months before I owned him). She has always been patient and kind with Charmer as well, and keeps a good sense of humor about his antics.
Lately, Banner has really been kind of a pill and I was definitely planning to lean heavily on Trainer C to try to get us back to "normal", but now this has rocked my world just a bit. There's another trainer at the barn that I train at that I am also familiar with & who I love, but she is more expensive, and even just the $10 or $15 difference that it is, adds up really quickly.
I am going to work on stepping up my at home training game so I'm a bit less reliant on trainers, but I do best in a program, and I know that about myself. Based on location and what I'm looking for in a trainer, I feel a bit stuck as to where I go from here.
I have a friend who runs her own training barn at a reasonable price per lesson that I'm considering working with, but she definitely doesn't have the experience level that Trainer C does. Or my other option is to work with Trainer S at the same barn, but minimize my # of lessons in order to stay within a reasonable budget.
Compared to the craziness going on in the lives of so many right now, I know this is a trivial concern, but it has really been a struggle for me to wrap my brain around over the last few days. It seemed very out of the blue and now I am suddenly reeling to figure out what my training life will look like once things begin returning to "normal".
I'm so grateful for Trainer C and all that she has done to improve my riding and continuing education in the saddle over the last few years, and it will be such a loss to our community to have her leave.
I'd be lost without my trainer for sure--we don't take a lot of lessons but I so value her insight and knowledge for my specific horse and our specific issues. Best of luck with the decisions ahead!
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