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I think sasquatch was referring to a bun or plait worn just below the hat compared to a bun/plait worn at the nape of the neck or just worn down all together. I did notice that when wearing my hair down whilst trying to wear my hat in it didnt cause my temples to throb or give me headache. 30...

Yeah I did thanks, I just persevered with it, it's still very tight and makes me too hot but it doesn't cause me pain, or at least I am too distracted by the riding to notice (plus I was in significant pain anyway due to saddle being a literal pain in the butt ha)

As tigertail has suggested I think a good book or two might be a worthwhile investment, and as xmas is approaching that would be something to go on my letter to Santa ;) TrasaM I am really looking forward to the lesson without stirrups as I think this will really help me improve and as you say...

Well don't know about anyone else but I feel awful during and after running on dry sand or gravel etc but can happily run on tarmac and hard grass/earth so long as I have reasonable shoes on. Even a hard uneven surface such as a mountainside feels much better underfoot when running than an...

Tbh I haven't really been told how to do it until my lesson yesterday so I just assumed that concentrating on keeping my heels down would work, which unfortunately it never does because I always totally forget after about 30 secs and dnt realise until my foot is through the stirrup! When I...

I considered it for my partner as he has never ridden but it had a weight limit which he exceeded so that was that out the window. For myself I am hoping for better positioning and an understanding of the feedback my horse is giving me which I feel is going to be the simulators downfall as far...

Well I got some cheap quilted fabric top wellies from asda that are reasonably comfy for mucking out etc and my rubber riding boots will do for riding for now, even though they're not very comfy. Think I will have to invest in some mucker boots for winter though as a few of you have said how...

Oh and the stirrup length... yeah I am used to riding with relatively short stirrups and use that to help with balance and keeping heels down. Instructor is going to have me do some work without stirrups next lesson so that should help a lot to get my balance right and lengthen my legs etc...

No riding simulator close by and given the price of a lesson on one I would rather just have a lesson on a horse even if there were one near here (nearest one is about 30/40 miles away). Regarding the toes down issue I only slightly lost my foot to the stirrup the entire lesson at this new...

Oh and the toes down thing, I was always being told off in lessons for it when I was younger and my cousin has not so tactfully mentioned my feet ''flap about'' when we used to ride together as teens, though he might be mistaking my squeezing the horse on with every sit as ''flapping''. Duno if...

I think this is a particularly uncomfy one as dnt remember these issues as a kid having lessons and I was a skinny kid ha.No natural padding in those days! Actually come to think of it, pelvis would be different shape then so hard to say. Might take a pillow with me tomorrow to protect my poor...

It hurt as soon as I sat on the horse so if that is the case it is not entirely the cause. I'm not sure I grip with my knees so much in general but I was doing some sitting trots when lunged, where I didn't feel particularly well balanced so may have been gripping then. Any tips on how to keep...

Hi everyone, I have rubber riding boots which I was hoping to use for riding plus mucking out, schooling and general care and stable duties, however they aren't the most comfortable things to walk in so am looking at something else to wear when I plan on spending long hours at the stables...

Hi again, not sore as in muscular pain, my pelvis is bruised from pressure where I was sat! I would expect some muscular pain and tbh Im not as sore as I expected in that respect (mostly down to the fact I didn't do a great deal) but it is the kind of pain you would get when using a man's bike...

Hi all, Had my first lesson in over 15 years today, got to say I was mightily unimpressed but that is another story. I found the saddle so terribly uncomfortable, no matter how I positioned myself I was in at least mild pain with pressure on my pelvis. I am so sore now that it hurts to sit...