The beginning .....

       Where to start? Well I'm not quite sure. I guess I'll just start of by saying that this is a personal blog. So there is some stuff that I might share on hear that might not totally be the social norm. But that's okay right? Because nobody wants to her about someone's life that is super edited and not quite real. So you are going to get the full and totally exclusive view of Miss Sara Koebel's mind. Lately I have been thinking about how lucky I am which is something that I usually do when I need to remind myself to get over myself. I've been rather moody lately because recently a lot has changed in my life. It's a long story so I will just rewind back to February of 2013. <---- So for starters I graduated high school a semester early. Which was cool because I enjoyed high school but I had a more interesting opportunity waiting ahead for me.

        I have been riding horses ever since I was little. I mean seriously riding horses, not just taking a couple riding lessons. Like the majority of my life was all about horses. My mom and I spent so much time together because she rode horses too. She had always been there for me. My horse trainer moved out to Virginia to be a rider for a MEGA famous Olympic rider. I was kind of heartbroken when she left because she was just a cool person. Like a kind of person that I want to aspire to be like. So my mom because she live vicariously through me, like to the extreme. She found out that Phyllis Dawson (which the olympic rider that Cindy rides for) takes on working students. A working student in the horse world is basically a person that works for free in exchange for riding lessons. Although to you that may seem slightly idiotic but to a horse crazy person it seems like a marvelous idea. So long story short I became a working student and headed out to Purceville Virginia in February to be a working student. At first I was super apprehensive because: 

1. first time living on my own 

2. being so freaking far away from home (12hours) 

3. Whether I could handle the work load (Because I was kind of burnt out on the horse thing at the time because I had been doing it for so long)

4. If people would like me (I sound like a little girl but that's okay because it was true) 

But despite all of my worries everything turned out absolutely perfect. I made some really great friends and had a lot of good times. I also just learned such an unbelievable amount about horses and about life. Everything was going great for me and my horse. We were about to advance up to the next level and then chaos struck. 

Me and Miss Libbs

       It is kind of a long and stupid story but basically I got kicked by this horse REALLY badly. Like worse than I thought it was. I ended up rupturing my spline and bleeding internally, broke three of my lumbar spine, and fractured my elbow which required surgery. Libby and I got shipped back home since I was unable to work with my injuries. So now I am back in good old Bloomington Normal. Basically those are the changes: 

1. I am back living at home 

2. I have a broken elbow 

3. I can't work 

4. I can't ride 

5. I miss my friends in Virginia

      But these are all minor and not very permanent problems expect for the last one. So this post wasn't so that you would feel bad for me it was really just for me to have write it all done and put it out there so I can stop pitying myself. That's all I have for now but I am really liking this blog idea and I have a feeling I will be posting a lot. 

~Love Sara