tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407055887295685834.post7502769854771009533..comments2023-05-03T06:51:07.521-07:00Comments on My Life With Charlie: Four more days....Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266542116386439088noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407055887295685834.post-17551490460998910662015-03-20T14:54:38.366-07:002015-03-20T14:54:38.366-07:00Haha. Well as good a face Charlie has, Achilles ta...Haha. Well as good a face Charlie has, Achilles takes the cake. The worst part is he has Cushings and can't have any of my normal treats. So he just gets lots of scratching :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266542116386439088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407055887295685834.post-80046940329239442542015-03-20T08:43:13.674-07:002015-03-20T08:43:13.674-07:00Haha, Miles is such a beggar too! He makes the exa...Haha, Miles is such a beggar too! He makes the exact same face at me.... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443209253064570063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407055887295685834.post-90892985823296533042015-03-17T06:01:03.715-07:002015-03-17T06:01:03.715-07:00I've never had a confidence problem before, bu...I've never had a confidence problem before, but (maybe because I'm getting older and more breakable?) I'm now finding I have to fake it sometimes and rev myself up. All of my greatest rides have been when I just have this feeling like everything is going to be ok (even if the idea is stupid, like hopping on bareback and bridleless...) so the confidence thing DEFINITELY works. I've begun to realize that whenever Charlie isn't feeling "right" it's usually because I'm not being the "right" kind of rider, usually because of something else on my mind. If I feel him acting up and then I get nervous, it makes it worse. But if I can realize it's related to me, talk myself out of it, and fake it enough to act bold again, it transitions directly back to him. Suddenly my real confidence comes back, and so does his, and we're doing awesome things :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266542116386439088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407055887295685834.post-16773820224582662072015-03-16T20:10:35.949-07:002015-03-16T20:10:35.949-07:00This is great. He really does have an amazing trus...This is great. He really does have an amazing trust in you and your honesty. Confidence is key! Even if you have to fake it ^.^Madeline C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14246076712179468308noreply@blogger.com