Further Focus Shift: Do I Retire The Old Boy...

Some definitions of Focus from dictionary.com:

1. the state of maximum distinctness or clarity of such an image.
2. the clear and sharply defined condition of an image.
3. a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
4. to bring to a focus or into focus: to focus the lens of a camera.
5. the state of an optical image when it is distinct and clearly defined
6. a point upon which attention, activity, etc, is directed or concentrate

 

 

Tas was originally going to be my Parelli Levels horse, but since I've gotten Monty, I've realised that I've needed to make him my Levels horse instead...  Was a hard choice to make cause I'd dreamed of doing some pretty cool things with Tas.  I was surprised how hard a choice it was actually...

 

Now I'm wondering if I need to shift my focus even more.  At the moment I'm wanting to do Levels with Monty, but still thinking I need to and want to do things with Tas, and that's hard with my full time job and other commitments.  Tonight came the thought of retiring the old boy, and even that's surprisingly hard...

 

 

Tas is my first horse, he'll be turning 18 this year which isn't really that old and there's still a lot I could do with him, but for how much longer and how much more could I do with this older horse... 

 

The thought of retiring him makes me think that I wouldn't have to ride him or try to focus on doing a lot with him. He'd still be valuable to keep on though and to be honest, he'd probably love doing nothing!  Obviously I'll still give him attention he needs, and the part where he'd be most valuable as...  Monty's paddock mate.  Horses were born herd animals and need that companionship in the paddock with them, its so important for their mental, emotional and physical health.

 

With this further focus shift with Tas, I feel like that alone will give me the thought space to be able to focus with excellence on Monty being my levels horse, and having that journey be more than I can ask or imagine...  I'll be forever grateful for everything Tas has taught me and will continue to teach me xx