“๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด”
“๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต’๐ด ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ”
“๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ’๐ต ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ”
How many of us invest in something high quality, something beautiful, or something luxurious – something we have worked and saved hard for, lusted after, and finally bit the bullet and bought – only to keep it for ‘good wear’?
To keep it for the few times we go somewhere special, for the times we go to a show with our horses, or for a lesson offsite?
But for the majority of the time we spend with our horses, our day to day, we keep those special items hidden away. Instead, we use our older saddlepads, our scruffier jackets, our more battered bridles.
I do this too – because I want to show up looking my best and feeling confident when I leave the yard, and those special items I’ve bought help me do that. And by minding them and using them less often, they’ll last longer and stay special.
But I also think, if this year has taught me anything, that life is short and you never know what’s around the corner. Shows and lessons are being cancelled, and chances to go ‘somewhere special’ are now few and far between. Plans are disrupted, and the weeks and months ahead are unpredictable.
Our lives are being spent in the ‘day to day’ – at home, with our horses. And in the midst of the chaos happening in the world right now, never have so many of us felt so grateful for something so simple as spending time with our horses, going for a hack with friends, or riding at home.
In my eyes, that makes our day to day pretty special.
And special deserves the ‘good wear’.
So this year, let’s crack out the ‘good wear’ and wear it at home. Let’s break out the shiny saddlepads, the sparkly bridles, and the stunning coats – and enjoy the experience of looking and feeling our best at home.
It doesn’t have to be everyday. But every now again, do it for you.
Every now and again, make the day to day special.
Wear the good stuff.