Reasons for Blogging

Uh-oh!  I just realized that I wasn't very clear about my reason for wanting to blog.  Let me start by saying that I DO NOT like attention.  I hate putting myself "out there."  Just a week or so ago, my boss asked me to do a presentation to my coworkers about a technique I am using at work.  Sure, I said.  The whole time I was speaking, and these are people that I eat lunch with EVERY DAY, my hands were shaking and my mouth was stuffed with cotton.  Let me say it one more time ... I REALLY don't like attention.

Okay ... 
I know that's what you're saying with a very skeptical look on your face.  
Then please explain.  
So here it is: I really like dressage, and I want everyone else to like dressage just as much as I do.  I want people to see that it is FUN and accessible for even the most beginner rider!  That's one reason for the blog.

I like to write almost as much as I like to ride!  Writing and riding are my two favorite therapies.  I have been keeping a journal about my equestrian adventures since the mid-1990s and am on the second volume of a book that contains OVER one hundred pages.  How much better can it get than to write about riding?  That's a second reason for the blog.

I am on a journey of ... discovery sounds so corny, but there it is.  I am leaving the endurance world behind and embracing a whole new style of riding.  I have felt like a total moron for the last year as my brain and body have had to really stretch to take in so much new information.  I think that transition is an interesting topic to discuss, and I hope you'll join me in the conversation.  That's a third reason for the blog.

I am sure that I will realize other reasons for blogging as I go, but for now, that's why I started the blog.  Please feel free to comment!