Recent content by calico

Hi, I'm in north London but can travel anywhere, for the right thing. I did some group lessons a few years ago at Lea valley. I got to a fairly confident trot but I need to start again and progress a bit faster. I'm not trying to become a pro, but I would like to enjoy a countryside hack. I...

Any suggestions for private lessons (or small groups of similar over 50s beginners) in London?

Brilliant advice thank you both. It looks like balance is key. Instructor did say that we all needed to work on that as a priority. I thought, oh boring but now I see how important it is. I have poor posture habits anyway so probably need it even more than others .... am always being told to put...

I definitely don't want that either, safety is more important to me than cantering off within a few weeks, so I will plod on, literally!

I've been following all the replies with great interest thanks everyone. My instructor did suggest a different horse next lesson, who is very good in lunge lessons, I didn't know what that was but looked it up later! So I think that's the way we are going to go and I am glad you have all said...

But in fairness, aren't most riding school horses like this? They have to put up with so many people and kids who don't know what they are doing ... and how do you know which school has more responsive horses? Isn't the instructor right to say, if you aren't giving good instructions or sitting...

I am a bit discouraged as a new rider ... riding school has given me lots of different horses but apart from a few, most are lazy and stubborn (instructors agree) and most of lesson seems to be spent kicking like mad and not getting anywhere. Instructor says, you can't learn to drive a car by...