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Just under three weeks ago I came off my horse in the school. I'd been on board less than 5 minutes having planned to just do a couple...

Oh gosh, i think you have every right to be feeling how you are. Go easy on yourself and don’t rush this. It’s still very very early...

No, as explained by others (thank you)

I think horses can enjoy different elements to what they do. I mean why wouldn't they - they have clear preferences in other areas of...

No, the local rider she did work for

I think quite clear it wasn’t CH?

This is the rub, isn't it. Being good at getting horses able to be ridden again (and sold) doesn't necessarily mean that's being done as...

I think it can be true a little bit, in that horses enjoy a routine. They feel safer if they know whats coming and how they are supposed...

Yes quite often, perhaps, but it doesn't really explain, say, AE's instructor's horse who only seemed to be really settled actually at...

I couldn’t ever imagine putting a tricky horse in a demo situation irrespective of who it is. I’d want the horse in the yard of my...

No comment on the training, but this is what I see on very first look at the video. Having owned a hypermobile horse, who showed a...

I am so sick of this happening to people (ETA and by extension their horses).

Even if it is just a habit with no deeper meaning, it sets every ride off to a tense start! Definitely worth investigating.

Oh yes, it's really commonly said. It just doesn't seem very logical given what we know about their ethology, so I do wonder about it.

As above, professional help. You could also think of other ways you might enjoy a horse, if riding isn't for you (bearing in mind that a...