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I’m am indeed at a riding school - totally agree that it’s not a good look on paper. Both horses are livery horses I’ve ridden loads of times before and have always felt very confident on, so am marking it up to two unfortunate but random incidents, rather than a reflection on the school...

I haven’t heard of it - what’s NLP?

Supposed to be playing polo at the end of June - think that might have to be cancelled, haha! :p

Thanks so much everyone, this is really helpful and makes me feel less irrational. Think yesterday was just so scary that it’s coloured my view of riding, which will hopefully fade - wasn’t fun having to give a urine sample to check for internal bleeding! Great idea on getting better kit...

Had an unlucky couple of weeks riding :( I fell off a few weeks ago when the horse spooked and bucked me off - and landed right on my head! I didn’t lose consciousness or feel dizzy so assumed I was ok (and got back on, cantered both reins etc), but actually ended up feeling a bit...

What about linking up with a local business and offering an employee group lesson? My stables does this for a business headquarters near me - lesson is apparently always full, and clients then go on to book privates etc (more money!). I think it's all advertised internally and the RS just keeps...

Hi all! I'm planning on doing my BHS Stage One course in January, leading up to doing the exam in March/April. I'm confident in walk/trot/canter and have a good seat so happy with the riding element - but I'm not massively confident on the ground when tacking up etc. If a horse barges or is a...