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Equestrian Mommy Life

Christina Trout
Hunter/jumper....horse trainer....mommy to be

Pregnancy and the horse Trainer

10/10/2019

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Let me preface this by saying I know I’m not the first horse trainer to get pregnant, but it turned out to be a huge turning point in my career. I always had the thought that when I got pregnant nothing in my business or my riding would change. I would be able to do it all and not have to take a breath in between, but my first trimester hit me like a ton of bricks. I was sick constantly, I was incredibly tired all the time, and I was incredibly bitchy. I lost myself a little bit during that time. Horses have always been something I could connect with, but when I felt too sick and tired to ride it felt like my connection to them was gone. This sent me into a slight depression. I had a hard time connecting to my students in lessons. Thank God for the second trimester, it couldn’t have come soon enough! I finally felt better, and was able to start riding more than two horses a week. I started working with one of my clients young horses that helped pull me out of my depression, I finally felt the connection I had been missing. I got my drive back for my lessons, and making my clients the best horsewomen they could be. I started working two project ponies at my house again, everything finally felt back to normal.

Then came the harder decisions about my business and my career. Realizing I most likely wouldn’t be able to do it all with a new baby, I decided to put plans on hold for buying my own facility. Something that I have wanted for a long time, but the timing had to be just right. I instead decided I would rather be part of an already amazing program with my mentor Jill Pelzel at Fall River Farm. So the past month I have started to slowly downsize my program, I am downsizing from 5 lesson horses in my program to just one perfect beginner pony. This has been hard on me as I don’t like saying goodbye to horses I feel like I have created perfectly for my program and my riders. Luckily this was a great time to make this change because many of my clients were ready to move up, and move on to owning tier own horses. I have found 2/3 replacement horses for my clients who were leasing horses from my program. Horse shopping with kids is even more difficult while pregnant, since I can’t ride and feel if it matches what I think my client needs. This has helped me train my eye better as a trainer though, to help riders figure the horses out without me ever riding it. There are many changes coming in my life and career, but I feel extremely excited with my choices. I am excited to learn more and get back in the saddle (when my body will allow), but I’m also excited to experience my son and everything that comes with becoming a mom.
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    Christina Trout is a young up and coming professional, who is also starting her family. She loves to learn and says "if you're in this industry and think you know everything, its probably time to go do something else”. 

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